The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) revealed that in August 2025 the consumer price index was 5.10% in its annual variation. When comparing the figures, a 0.20% rebound is evidenced in relation to 4.90% reported in July this year.
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However, when compared to the annual variation of 2024, a decrease in a percentage point is evidenced, since last year it was 6.12% and Now reached 5.10%.
“The last annual result of more than 5% was observed in May 2025, that same year when it reached 5.05%”highlighted Piedad Urdinola, director of the DANE.
Among the figures that stood out, it is found that the monthly data led to inflation to 0.19%, an increase against 0.00% reported in the eighth month of the previous year. Meanwhile, at the run of the year, the figure decreased by 4.33% to 4.22% between January and August 2025.
“We had more than a year, almost two years in which we had this variation of food below and already in recent months we see how it begins to grow, it is even a bit above these other inflations,” Urdinola added.
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Economic items
Within the report delivered by the DANE, it is highlighted that in regards to the monthly variation, alcoholic beverages and tobacco presented a positive variation of 0.59% in August.
This item was followed by restaurants and hotels with 0.49%, health with 0.46% and food and drinks non -alcoholic with 0.45%.
“We see that non -alcoholic foods and drinks grew this month by 0.45% and it was the one with the greatest contribution, of that 0.19%, half 0.08% are placed by fresh fruits and within these we have the handle, pineapple, papaya, lemon and a little the avocado that have had positive variations with positive contributions. We have other foods, each of them contributing 0.01% Its derivatives, we have bread, coffee, oranges, banana and cassava that contribute to this result”Said the leader of the statistics entity.
On the contrary, the items that presented a negative variation were: recreation and culture with –0.30%, information and communication with –0.15%, transport with -0.03%and clothing and footwear with –0.02%.
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Inflation by cities
Thus, the report shows the behavior of inflation by cities. Within these, Cúcuta is highlighted as the most expensive city in the country in August by reporting an inflation of 0.47%.
This was followed, Bucaramanga with 0.43%, Cartagena with 0.42%, Valledupar with 0.39%, Popayán with 0.38%, Armenia 0.36%and Cali 0.34%.
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On the contrary, the cities that presented the lowest cost of living and even with negative variation were: Santa Marta with 0.35%, Ibagué with –0.08%, Riohacha with -0.03%, Villavicencio with -0.02% and Barranquilla with 0.03%.
It should be noted that this inflation result was in line with what was expected by the market. In the monthly survey of economic expectations of the Bank of the Republic the average of analysts provided that the monthly result would be 0.19%. The minimum that was projected was –0.04%, a median of 0.20%and a maximum of 0.39%.
Leidy Julieth Ruiz Clavijo
Portfolio journalist
