MEXICO CITY, March 1 (Reuters) - Analysts raised their
expectations for Mexican inflation and growth this year, a
central bank survey showed on Thursday.
The bank kept its economic growth projections for this year
and next unchanged in a report released on Wednesday, but
flagged risks to the inflation outlook.
The central bank targets inflation of 3 percent with a one
percentage point tolerance zone on each side.
Feb Jan
Inflation, end year pct
2018 4.13 4.06
2019 3.58 3.52
Core inflation, end year
2018 3.60 3.57
2019 3.36 3.32
Economic growth, annual
2018 2.30 2.28
2019 2.40 2.35
Interbank lending rate
2018 7.50 7.50
2019 7.00 6.75
Peso-dollar rate, end yr
2018 18.62 18.85
2019 18.50 18.50
The survey of 32 analysts was taken between Feb 15 and Feb
27. The values shown are medians.
(Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom)
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