The beginning of classes on the Coast and the weather marked inflation in April of 0.20 percent, although it is three times higher than that of the previous month, but it is also the lowest compared to the month of April of the entire pandemic.

Education and health are the items that most affected the monthly indicator, according to the report of the National Institute of Statistics and Population Census (INEC).

In 2020, inflation rose from 0.17% to 1% in April, in 2021 it fell to 0.35%, in 2022 it was 0.59%, and now it is 0.20%.

January began with monthly inflation of 0.12% and a basic family basket of $764.71, reports INEC

Among the product groups that contributed the most to price growth in April 2023 were education costs, cough medicines and antibiotics, and solar projects and skin creams.

In education, the highest incidence was in:

In health:

And in the section various products and services:

In April, the school period began on the Coast, which includes the costs of registration, books, accessories and uniforms. In this region, inflation stood at 0.30% compared to 0.08% reported in Sierra, INEC details.

Ecuador ended 2022 with annual inflation of 3.74%

While Because of the climate, more cases of gastroenteritis and skin diseases have been recorded. Health centers in Guayaquil report diseases related to the digestive system and skin, according to doctors, due to the quality of the water due to heavy rains, as well as humidity and heat.

There are nine cities that INEC monitors for its report, and in seven there was an acceleration of prices:

Thus, Manta, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo, Ambato, Guayaquil and Loja were the cities that showed a monthly variation greater than the national indicator of 0.20%.

Accumulated inflation in the four months of this year is 0.40 percent, which is less than that from January to April 2022, which amounted to 1.67 percent. While the annual inflation until April is 2.44 percent, which is also less than the annual inflation until April last year, when it was 2.89 percent.

The value of the basic basket is $767.31, which is 69 cents more than last March, and the vital basket is $540.79, which, on the other hand, is 21 cents less.