Previous inflation slows

Deflation of 0.25% in the Group food and drinks in the national consumer price index Broad-15 (IPCA-15) of October made the scorecard have less variation for the month since 2009.
On Friday, the Brazilian Institute of geography and statistics (IBGE) reported that the IPCA-15 advanced 0.19% this month. Considering the month-to-month series, was the smallest change since August 2014, when the indicator was discharged of 0.14%.
With deflation, the food and drink Group took 0.06 percentage point in the IPCA-15, the largest negative impact on the month. According to the IBGE, prices in the Group food for home consumption retreated 0.57%. "The main contribution down was the long life milk ( -0.11), which was 8.49% cheaper", pointed out the Institute.
However, the highlights were Housing groups high (+0.60%) and transport (+0.67%). According to the IBGE, the cost of housing, the highlight was with the gas canister.