FX.co ★ Brazil PPI Falls for Eighth Straight Month

In September 2025, Brazil experienced a 0.25% month-on-month decline in producer prices, following a 0.21% reduction in August. This marks the eighth consecutive decrease in the Producer Price Index (PPI). Out of 24 industrial sectors, 12 reported lower prices, with the most significant reductions seen in wood at -3.08%, apparel at -2.29%, and other chemical products at -1.75%. Food prices also decreased by 0.4%, continuing their downward trend for the fifth month in a row. Additionally, paper and pulp dropped by 0.85%, and machinery and equipment saw a decline of 1.17%. Conversely, there were increases in some sectors: printing surged by 3.59%, mining went up by 0.53%, petroleum refining and biofuels climbed by 0.21%, pharmaceuticals rose by 1.49%, metallurgy saw a slight increase of 0.14%, and the motor vehicles sector grew by 0.50%. Analyzing major economic categories, capital goods experienced a decline of 0.45%, intermediate goods fell by 0.60%, while consumer goods saw a rise of 0.29%. On a year-over-year basis, producer prices decreased by 0.4%.