Inflation & Prices

Chile Consumer Prices Jump the Most Since Early 2025 on Initial Hit From Fuel Hike

Customers wait in line to fuel up gas station in Santiago, Chile, on March 24.

Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg

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Chile’s consumer prices jumped more than expected in March, reflecting the partial impact of the nation’s biggest hike to fuel costs since at least 1980, which will reverberate through the economy in coming months.