Santo Domingo.- The consumer price index (CPI) recorded a variation of 0.19% in July 2026, a figure lower than the average observed during the first half of the year, reported the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), which highlighted a moderation in the pace of price growth.
With this result, year-on-year inflation, measured from July 2025 to July 2026, stood at 5.47%, which represents a decrease of 0.20 percentage points compared to the 5.67% recorded in June. According to the monetary entity, this behavior reflects a gradual process of convergence towards the target range established for monetary policy.
The BCRD report points out that core inflation, an indicator that excludes products with high volatility such as food, fuel, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and some regulated services, reached a monthly variation of 0.30%, while in year-on-year terms it remained at 4.96%, within the target of 4.0% ± 1.0% set by the institution.
The monetary authority explained that the CPI performance during July was influenced by moderate variations in several groups of goods and services in the consumer basket, which contributed to containing the inflationary pressures observed in previous months. Likewise, it indicated that inflation expectations continue to be aligned with official targets, supporting monetary policy decisions.
The Central Bank reiterated that it maintains permanent monitoring of the evolution of prices and the national and international economic environment to preserve macroeconomic stability and keep inflation within the range foreseen in the medium term.
