Brazil's General Price Index, known as the IGP-M, rose 1.98% in June compared with a 1.61% increase in May, as all categories showed signs of acceleration, the private Getulio Vargas Foundation, or FGV, said Friday.
The latest figure is in line with analysts' expectations, which ranged from 1.75% to 2.1%. The June IGP-M figure measures prices between May 21 and June 20.
Wholesale prices, which carry a 60% weighting in the overall index, rose 2.27% in June, compared with a rise of 2.01% in May.
Consumer prices, which account for 30% of the overall index, picked up 0.89% in the period, versus a rise of 0.68% in the previous month.
In addition, construction costs picked up 2.67% in the period compared with an increase of 1.1% in the previous month. Construction costs are weighted at 10% of the overall index.
With recent figures indicating inflation is accelerating, Brazil's central bank earlier this month raised the Selic base interest rate to 12.25% from 11.75%, the second half-percentage-point hike in a row.