The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) reported that the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) showed in May a single-digit monthly variation of 6.3%, consolidating it as the lowest inflation pointer in the country in the last 19 months.
According to what was published on its website, the issuing entity attributed this trend to the implementation of macroeconomic policies aimed at exchange rate and monetary stabilization.
BCV data reflect that the closure of December 2025 already indicated a downward trend at 13.6%. Subsequently, after January 3 of this year, inflation for the month of January surged to 32.6%. In the following three months its slowdown was confirmed: February (14.7%), March (13.1%), and April (10.6%), reaching a low of 6.3% in May, a level not seen in 19 months.
The financial institution released these statistics related to the fifth month of the year, which confirm a trend toward a slowdown in the rate of increase in the prices of basic goods and services. With this result, both the year-on-year and cumulative figures show lower variations than those recorded in the same periods of previous fiscal years.