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Fuel inflation spike won’t halt downward trend in headline rates

Fuel inflation is set to spike in Latin America over the next few months. In most countries, this will be more than offset by the disinflationary forces caused by the stabilisation of exchange rates and, in the case of Brazil and Colombia, falls in food inflation. The exception, however, is Mexico, where rising energy inflation looks set to add to a surge in headline inflation over the coming months.

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