LIMA, March 18 (Reuters) - Peru should see annual inflation close out 2022 at 3.6% and be at 2.1% in 2023, the president of Peru's central bank Julio Velarde said in a press conference on Friday.
Inflation in the past 12 months stands at 6.15%, significantly higher than the target band set by Peru's central bank of between 1% and 3% annually, official data showed on March 1.
Peru ended 2021 with inflation at a 13 year-high. (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Chris Reese)
