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The October rate is up slightly from 3.97% last month and puts inflation outside of the central bank’s target rate for the first time since June.

The move continues a year-long rate-cutting trend but surprised a market that expected the Banco de la República to leave the rate steady.

The Banco de la Repúblcia said that its decision was impacted by the "weakness in economic activity."

July's rate of 3.4% is a decrease from the 3.99% seen in June and represents the 12th straight month that inflation has fallen.

The central bank again expressed concern about economic weakness on top of low domestic demand and low external demand.

The 3.99% rate is 38 basis points below the 4.37% annual inflation seen in May and less than half of the 8.60% rate in June 2016.

With inflation nearing the central bank's target range, some analysts are now wondering if the central bank will make another 50-basis-point cut Colombia's interest rate.

The February rate is down from 5.47% in January — and a marked decrease from the 8.97% seen in July 2017.

Photo credit: Loren Moss According to statistics released by DANE (National Department of Statistics), Colombia faced a 2014 inflation rate of 3.66%, an increase of 88% over 2013. The government statistics are important because many charges are set and adjusted annually based on...