Mexico Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Fell on Food Prices

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Mexico Prices Unexpectedly Fell 0.05% in First Half of June Led by Food

Mexico’s consumer prices unexpectedly declined in the first half of June, dragged down by food and beverage costs in Latin America’s second-biggest economy.

Prices fell 0.05 percent in the first two weeks of the month, the central bank said in a report posted on its website today. Economists forecast a 0.11 percent rise, according to the median estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.