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Annual inflation in El Salvador rose to 3.60% in September 2026 from 3.19% in August, the highest reading since June 2023. Price growth accelerated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.44% vs 3.65%), furniture and household goods (2.12% vs 1.90%), communications (9.63% vs 8.23%), education (3.50% vs 3.30%), restaurants and hotels (0.79% vs 0%) and miscellaneous goods and services (2.23% vs 2.14%). Meanwhile, inflation moderated for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.50% vs 2.62%), clothing and footwear (2.50% vs 2.62%), health (0.23% vs 0.54%) and transport (2.89% vs 2.91%). Deflation deepened in housing and utilities (-0.64% vs -0.32%) and recreation and culture (-0.93% vs -0.91%).

El Salvador Inflation At Highest Level Since 2023

Brazil’s new-vehicle sales rebounded 2.3% month over month to 281,400 units in September after falling 1.6% in August, marking the highest monthly volume since December 2014. The increase was driven by strong growth in passenger-car and light-commercial-vehicle sales. Passenger-car sales rose 1.6% to 216,600 units, while light-commercial-vehicle sales grew 4.4% to 52,200 units. Electrified vehicles also supported the market, accounting for 20.1% of new light-vehicle registrations in Brazil in 2026. Heavy-vehicle sales also increased, with truck sales up 2.2% to 10,200 units and bus sales jumping 17.1% to 2,400 units. Anfavea revised up its 2026 forecasts for vehicle sales and production, now expecting the domestic market to reach 3.1 million registered vehicles this year.

Brazil New-Vehicle Nears 12-year High

Brazil’s vehicle production fell 1.1% month-over-month to 268,300 units in September 2026, following a 6.8% increase in August. Passenger car production fell 2.8% to 209,000 units, while light commercial vehicle output jumped 8.6% to 46,200 units. Truck production declined 1.3% to 11,600 units, while bus output slumped 23.2% to 1,400 units. Despite the monthly decline, production reached its highest September level since 2014, rising 10.2% year-on-year. In the first nine months of the year, production rose 8.7% from the same period in 2025 to nearly 2.2 million units. However, of the 173,000 additional vehicles produced compared with last year, only 50,000 were manufactured entirely in Brazil, while the remainder were SKD and CKD models.

Brazil Vehicle Production Falls in September

Argentina’s manufacturing output fell 3.2% year over year in August 2026, extending a 4.9% decline in July. Eleven of 16 manufacturing divisions posted declines. The steepest falls were recorded in machinery and equipment (-24.0%), other equipment, appliances and instruments (-20.6%), apparel, leather and footwear (-14.7%), tobacco products (-14.3%), motor vehicles, bodies, trailers and auto parts (-8.8%), textile products (-9.4%), metal products (-9.6%), rubber and plastic products (-7.0%), non-metallic mineral products (-6.8%), furniture and mattresses and other manufacturing industries (-5.1%), and food and beverages (-0.2%). Positive contributions came from other transport equipment (12.1%), petroleum refining, coke and nuclear fuel (4.7%), chemicals and chemical products (4.0%), basic metals (3.3%), and wood, paper, publishing and printing (2.3%). The index rose 1.9% month over month.

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