In today’s press conference, Christine Lagarde expressed surprise at the decline in food inflation this year. This decline largely reflects past moves in agricultural commodity prices. But recent increases in agricultural prices, together with higher energy and fertiliser costs, are likely to push up food inflation significantly in 2027. We forecast it to rise from 1.2% in August to a peak of 4% in Q3 next year.
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