According to the report presented by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), the year-on-year variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 5.35% in January, from 5.10% in December. This figure is lower than the market estimate (5.40%) and the estimate by Economic Research of Stocks and Securities (5.45%). The monthly inflation figure was 1.18%. This monthly variation was higher than that of December (0,27%).