Chile Prices Push Up 0.4%

Chilean consumer prices picked up speed in March, up 0.4% against February’s prices, making the year-on-year rise 2.6%. The Central Bank is targeting inflation of 3% this year. Core inflation last month was 0.3.%. Data released by national statistics bureau, Ine, show that education and food costs were the highest climbers last month, up 2.6% and 0.7% respectively.