Inflation in Argentina increased 20.9% y-o-y in January as the peso depreciated 21.1% y-o-y in the same month. In February, the currency depreciation slowed to 10.6% y-o-y. In 3Q14, a drop in exports, investment and private consumption led to a 0.8% y-o-y shrinking of GDP growth. Gross fixed capital formation decreased by 4.7% and private consumption fell by 1.4%.
In February 2015, the central bank of Chile left the main interest rate on hold at 3%, signalling concerns about inflationary pressures and slow growth. Inflation increased 4.4% y-o-y in February.