FX.co ★ Ecuador's Annual Inflation Picks Up in April

Ecuador’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.6% in April 2026, up from 2.3% in March. The sharpest price increases were seen in housing and utilities (17.3%), healthcare (4.5%), transport (3.2%), and miscellaneous goods and services (2.3%). More moderate inflation was recorded in education (1.7%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.6%), restaurants and hotels (1.4%), communications (0.7%), recreation and culture (0.4%), furniture and household articles (0.3%), and food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.3%). By contrast, clothing and footwear prices declined by 5.2% year-on-year. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.5% in April, following a 0.1% increase in March.