Producer Price Index (PPI)

The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures the average change in the prices received by domestic producers for their output at different stages of production, making it a key gauge of inflation pressures upstream from consumer prices. This dataset, part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Latin Macro Watch, provides comparable PPI series for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Coverage

The indicator is available for 15 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering 1990 to 2026. Series are published as an index, including an index rebased to 2023 = 100, with average-of-period, end-of-period, and year-to-date (YTD) variants, plus month-over-month (MoM %), quarter-over-quarter (QoQ %), and year-over-year (YoY %) transformations.

Sources

Data are compiled from official national statistics agencies and central banks, including INEGI - Mexico, Banco de la República de Colombia, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) de Chile, INDEC - Argentina, and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica. The Latin Macro Watch standardizes these national producer price series so analysts, researchers, and policymakers can compare inflation dynamics across the region from a single source on data.iadb.org.

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Format	CSV
Language	en
Country	Argentina Bahamas Trinidad & Tobago Belize Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia El Salvador Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Panama Uruguay Venezuela Barbados Paraguay Peru Suriname
Data notes	What does the Producer Price Index (PPI) measure? The PPI measures the average change in the prices received by domestic producers for their output at different stages of production. It is an early indicator of inflation pressures upstream from consumer prices. How many countries and which frequencies and periods are covered? The PPI is available for 15 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering 1990 to 2026. What units and transformations are available? Series are provided as an index, including a 2023 = 100 base, with average-of-period, end-of-period, and year-to-date (YTD) variants. Transformations include month-over-month (MoM %), quarter-over-quarter (QoQ %), and year-over-year (YoY %) changes. Where does the PPI data come from? Data are compiled from official national statistics agencies and central banks, such as INEGI - Mexico, Banco de la República de Colombia, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) de Chile, INDEC - Argentina, and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, then standardized by the IDB Latin Macro Watch. What are typical uses of this indicator? Analysts use the PPI to track upstream inflation, anticipate movements in consumer prices, deflate output series, and compare cost pressures across Latin American and Caribbean economies. How do I cite this indicator? Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Producer Price Index (PPI)". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.