MEXICO CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Analysts trimmed theirexpectations for Mexican inflation this year while holdingsteady on the 2018 growth outlook, a central bank survey showedon Monday.The central bank, which targets inflation of 3 percent witha one percentage point tolerance zone each side, raised itsbenchmark interest rate to a nine-year high of 7.50 percent inFebruary.
MarchFeb Inflation, end year pct20184.094.13 20193.603.58 Core inflation, end year 20183.683.60 20193.403.36 Economic growth, annual20182.302.30 20192.332.40 Interbank lending rate 20187.507.50 20196.507.00 Peso-dollar rate, end yr 2018 18.60 18.62 2019 18.45 18.50 The survey of 35 analysts was taken between March 22 and March26. The values shown are medians. (Reporting by Michael O'BoyleEditing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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