Colombia inflation reaches 6.14% in June, first 6% level in 22 months

DANE reported annual inflation accelerated to 6.14% in June from 5.84% in May. The monthly variation was 0.39%.

The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) shared the results of the Consumer Price Index variation at the end of the first half of 2026.

Housing contributed 1.56 percentage points, food 1.29 percentage points and restaurants and hotels 1.07 percentage points to the total variation.

Piedad Urdinola, director of DANE, noted that "housing, food and restaurants and hotels put nearly three percentage points of the total variation in June".

The cities with the highest inflation were Bucaramanga at 7.05%, Pereira at 6.98% and Medellín at 6.98%.

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A realistic image of a Colombian market illustrating rising food and housing costs due to inflation.
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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 May annual inflation at 5.84 percent, driven by housing and food. The figure marks the highest level since August 2024 and the third straight month of increases.

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Dane reported the consumer price index recorded an annual variation of 5.68% in April, above March's 5.56%.

Central Visayas recorded the country's highest inflation rate for the 11th straight month in June 2026, though the figure eased to 10 percent from 10.8 percent in May.

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The IPCA-BH recorded a 0.58 percent rise in the first quadrissemana of June, more than double May’s variation. The advance was driven by electricity and services, according to Fundação IPEAD.

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