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Peru Macro Data Board

Peruvian sol — Andean commodity currency tied to copper, gold, and BCRP credibility.

The Peruvian sol (PEN) is the official currency of Peru. It is one of the more stable Latin American currencies thanks to Peru's prudent macroeconomic framework, large international reserves, and long history of inflation-targeting by the central bank.

Peru latest macro readings

A scan-ready view of the main PEN indicators, linking each series to its country page, latest announcement, and API endpoint.

Indicator Latest Previous Change Updated Source Links
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
6.51 6.53 -0.02 2026-10-09 Ministry of Economy Page /API
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Economy
87 86.4 +0.6 2026-09-30 BCRP Page /Release /API
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Monetary Policy
96,240 96,050 +190 2026-10-09 BCRP Page /Release /API

Peru release calendar

Upcoming and recent macro events for the PEN country view.

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Trade Balance INEI calendario de difusión

Trade Balance (Goods)

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Unemployment Rate INEI calendario de difusión

Unemployment Rate (Lima Metro)

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Producer Price Index (PPI) INEI calendario de difusión

Producer Price Index (PPI)

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Central Bank Policy Rate BCRP Programa Monetario (Board session dates)

BCRP Reference Rate

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Trade Balance INEI calendario de difusión

Trade Balance (Goods)

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Producer Price Index (PPI) INEI calendario de difusión

Producer Price Index (PPI)

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Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) INEI calendario de difusión

Inflation (CPI, Lima Metropolitana)

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Central Bank Policy Rate BCRP Programa Monetario (Board session dates)

BCRP Reference Rate

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PEN currency market profile

Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the PEN market.

Currency code
PEN

Peruvian Sol

Policy institution
Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.

Primary USD pair
USD/PEN

Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.

Trading session
New York

Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.

Symbol
S/

Display symbol used in product surfaces.

Also known as
sol, nuevo sol

Common market shorthand where available.

Peru macro brief

The highest-signal pages for Peru include 10-Year Government Bond Yield, Trade-Weighted Index (NEER), Foreign Exchange Reserves, with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.

The Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (BCRP) sets the reference rate at twelve monthly meetings per year and targets 1–3% CPI inflation. The BCRP is well known for its active management of FX volatility through both spot intervention and non-deliverable forwards.

For PEN research, combine the country-level release map with the USD/PEN dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.

The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.

What to watch
  • BCRP monthly reference-rate decision.
  • Peru CPI (Lima) release.
  • Copper and gold benchmark prices.
  • BCRP FX intervention announcements.
  • Monthly trade balance and reserve disclosures.

Peru source map

Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.

BCRP 16 series
INEI 7 series
ABS 2 series
Central Bank 2 series
Central Reserve Bank of Peru 1 series
Official source 1 series
Ministry of Economy 1 series
RBA 1 series

Peru coverage by category

The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.

Economy 1 / 10
Labor Market 0 / 5
Money & Credit 0 / 4
Monetary Policy 1 / 3
Government Bond Yields 1 / 4
Additional Indicators 0 / 5

Key Peru indicators

Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.

10-Year Government Bond Yield

Published page Daily % Starts 2005-05-13 Government Bond Yields

Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.

Published page Monthly Index Starts 2000-01-31 Economy

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.

Published page Daily USD mn Starts 2000-01-01 Monetary Policy

Published Peru indicator pages

Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.

Economy 1 pages

Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.

Monthly Index Starts 2000-01-31
Monetary Policy 1 pages

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.

Daily USD mn Starts 2000-01-01
Government Bond Yields 1 pages

Tracked Peru data catalogue

Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.

Economy 10 tracked

Business Confidence

Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly Central Reserve Bank of Peru Starts pending

Consumer Confidence

Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly Official source Starts pending

Core Inflation

CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Current Account Balance

Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.

Tracked in catalogue Quarterly INEI Starts pending

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.

Tracked in catalogue Quarterly INEI Starts pending

Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly INEI Starts pending

Producer Price Index (PPI)

Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly INEI Starts pending

Retail Sales

Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Trade Balance

The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly INEI Starts pending

Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.

Published page Monthly BCRP Starts 2000-01-31
Labor Market 5 tracked

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly INEI Starts pending

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly ABS Starts pending

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly ABS Starts pending

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly INEI Starts pending
Money & Credit 4 tracked

Narrow Money (M1)

Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

M2 Money Supply

M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Broad Money (M3)

M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Private Sector Credit

Loans, debt securities, and other credit to private sector. RBNZ column D.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending
Monetary Policy 3 tracked

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.

Published page Daily BCRP Starts 2000-01-01

Central Bank Policy Rate

Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.

Tracked in catalogue ~8x/year BCRP Starts pending

Risk Free Rate

Overnight lending rate between banks.

Tracked in catalogue Daily BCRP Starts pending
Government Bond Yields 4 tracked

2-Year Government Bond Yield

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

3-Year Government Bond Yield

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Inflation-Linked Bond Yield

Tracked in catalogue Daily RBA Starts pending
Additional Indicators 5 tracked

Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency

Tracked in catalogue Monthly Central Bank Starts pending

Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency

Tracked in catalogue Daily BCRP Starts pending

Central Bank Reserves - Gold

Tracked in catalogue Monthly Central Bank Starts pending

FX Reserves

Official foreign-currency reserve assets held by the central bank. Reported in the unit each authority publishes; check the unit before comparing markets.

Tracked in catalogue Daily BCRP Starts pending

Inflation Expectations

Expected future inflation, taken from survey or market-based measures depending on the market.

Tracked in catalogue Monthly BCRP Starts pending

Peru guides and research

Explainers and analysis about Peru and the PEN, with the by-country tables that put its numbers in context.

Compare Peru with other countries

Risk-free rates by country

The overnight benchmark rate for each currency, side by side.

Policy rates by country

Current central-bank policy rates across every covered market.

Inflation by country

Latest annual consumer price inflation for each market.

Government bond yields by country

Sovereign yields by maturity across covered markets.

PEN market drivers

Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.

Driver 1

BCRP reference rate and monthly policy statements.

Driver 2

Peru CPI and core CPI for Lima Metropolitan Area.

Driver 3

Copper and gold prices — Peru is a top global producer of both.

Driver 4

BCRP FX intervention activity (spot and forwards).

Driver 5

Domestic political stability and protest-related disruptions.

Driver 6

Global EM and Latin American risk sentiment.

PEN questions traders ask

Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.

What inflation target does the BCRP use?

The BCRP targets 1–3% CPI inflation for the Lima Metropolitan Area, with a midpoint of 2%. The framework has been in place since 2002 and has anchored Peruvian inflation expectations at among the lowest in Latin America.

Why is PEN relatively stable for an EM currency?

Peru combines low inflation, large FX reserves (often above 25% of GDP), low public debt, and a credible central bank that intervenes actively in FX markets to smooth volatility. These factors have produced one of the lowest currency volatilities in Latin America.

How does copper affect the Peruvian sol?

Peru is one of the world's largest copper producers. Higher copper prices boost export revenue, fiscal receipts, and FX inflows, all of which typically support PEN.