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May inflation stood at 5.84% and pushed up cost of living in Colombia
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DANE reported that annual inflation in May reached 5.84%, driven by housing and food, placing the country with the third-highest cost of living in the region.
DANE reported annual inflation accelerated to 6.14% in June from 5.84% in May. The monthly variation was 0.39%.
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DANE reported monetary poverty in Neiva fell to 31.5% in 2025 and extreme poverty to 5.8%. Nationally, 14.4 million people are in monetary poverty.
DANE reported that manufacturing industrial production fell 0.5% in January 2026 compared to January 2025, with real sales down 0.7%. This marks two consecutive months of production contraction and three for sales.
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DANE reported a 10.9% unemployment rate for January 2026, the lowest in recent history for a first month of the year, despite a 23% minimum wage increase. Informality dropped to 55%, and the employed population grew by 324,000 people. Yet, these official figures are sparking political polarization.