Economy
Indicators that affect your finances, with data dates and sources shown, alongside today's economic news.
- Monetary policy rate (TPM)4.50%Unchanged compared with the previous figureFell 25 basis points on Dec 17, 2025
- Official observed dollar exchange rate$981.61Up +0.18% compared with the previous figure
- UF$41,130.94Up +0.02% compared with the previous figure
- Euro$1,100.46Up +0.30% compared with the previous figure
- IMACEC-1.0%Up +0.5 pp compared with the previous month
- Unemployment rate9.64%Up +0.11 pp compared with the previous month
- UTM$72,151Up +0.60% compared with the previous month
- Copper (per pound)US$6.61Up +0.61% compared with the previous figure
Indicators
See indicators and their seriesMonetary policy rate (TPM)
4.50%
Unchanged compared with the previous figure
Fell 25 basis points on Dec 17, 2025
IMACEC
-1.0%
Up +0.5 pp compared with the previous month
Unemployment rate
9.64%
Up +0.11 pp compared with the previous month
UF
$41,130.94
Up +0.02% compared with the previous figure
Official observed dollar exchange rate
$981.61
Up +0.18% compared with the previous figure
Euro
$1,100.46
Up +0.30% compared with the previous figure
UTM
$72,151
Up +0.60% compared with the previous month
Copper (per pound)
US$6.61
Up +0.61% compared with the previous figure
Economic news
Jorge Rodríguez: el Presupuesto 2027 es un buen paso, pero no completa la tarea
IPC de septiembre sube 0,4% y la inflación anual llega a 4,1%
Quiroz pide al Banco Central medidas contra la inflación y reabre debate por autonomía
Mercado proyecta inflación de hasta 5% en 2026, lejos del 3,8% que estima Hacienda
Quiroz urges business leaders not to despair over the Imacec and bets on a rebound from 2028

Chilean mining faces 17.4% drop, strikes and new complaint at Codelco
Prosecutor Valencia calls Dipres controls over the Fiscalía "extremely serious"
Dollar rises $8.1 to $986.5 on external pressure and September CPI
Quiroz says inflation is the responsibility of the Banco Central (Chile's central bank) after 0.4% CPI rise
Quiroz admits meeting the 3.8% inflation target in 2026 "is challenging"
CPI rises 0.4% in September and diesel is up 36.8% so far in 2026
The UF (Chile's inflation-indexed unit) will rise $164.52 in a month and reach $41,295.46 after September's CPI