Colombia | Rents: A silent enemy to inflation?

Inflation continues to fall, but rents are acting as a silent enemy, putting upward pressure on the basket of services, with monthly variations reaching 15-year highs. What is behind these rises and how long will they last?

Key points

• Key points:
• Last year's inflation indexation, a debt of accumulated increases and a struggling housing market explain the pressures in this subclass.
• The dynamics of these factors will moderate in the second half of the year, with lower demand pressures, lower inflation and a better housing market.

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