2025.12.0521:22:06UTC+00El Salvador Inflation Rate Rises to 15-Month High

In November 2025, consumer prices in El Salvador experienced a year-over-year increase of 1.14%, a rise from the 0.93% observed in October. This marks the third month in succession of inflation and represents the highest rate recorded since August 2024. The primary driver of this increase was food and related items, which saw a substantial rise of 2.28%, up from 1.41% in the previous month. Additionally, upward pressures were noted in the restaurant and hotel sector, increasing to 3.48% from 3.41%, and in healthcare, which climbed to 2.22% from 1.88%. Conversely, an easing was observed in the housing and utilities sector, which decreased to 1.30% from a prior 1.68%. On the other hand, price declines were still evident in certain areas: transport saw a further decrease (-2.86% compared to -2.02%), clothing and footwear continued to fall (-0.62% vs -0.72%), and both household goods (-0.12% vs -0.60%) and communications (-0.37% vs -0.36%) remained on a downward trend. On a monthly scale, consumer prices went up by 0.11% in November, following a 0.28% increment in October.