Brazil consumer prices rise 0.32% in mid-October

SAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Brazil’s IPCA-15 consumer ​price index ‌rose 0.32% in the month to mid-October, down from ‌0.70% ​in ⁠the previous month, ⁠government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday.

The index ​had been expected to ⁠rise 0.43%, ⁠according to ​the median forecast ​in a Reuters poll.

Consumer ‌prices rose 4.62% in the 12 months ⁠through mid-October, IBGE added, up from 4.47% ⁠in ‌the previous ⁠month but ​below ‌the 4.73% expected ​by ⁠economists in the Reuters poll.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Isabel ​Teles)