The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported that inflation in August reached 5.58% in the last 12 months (September 2022 – August 2023). In addition, in the eighth month of the year an increase of 0.38% was registered, with an accumulated variation of 3.30%.
Despite the fact that inflationary data has maintained a downward trend in the last 16 months, it continues to be high compared to what was previously recorded on these dates. In this context, one of the products that has significantly increased its cost is the lemon, which has risen by 69.8% (See graph).
Price variation in August. Photo: INEI
In the retail markets of Lima and the provinces, the price of lemons has quadrupled its value, because it went from being sold between S/2.50 and S/4 per kilo to being sold between S/15 and S/18.
In addition, the INE reportI specifies that in the last three months there was an increase of 121.7% of the lemon This increase is mainly attributed to the devastation caused by Cyclone Yaku in the north of the country, where heavy rains and floods affected crops, according to Nelly Paredes, Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation.
This situation has led many citizens to stop purchasing this fruit, which is an important part of the food basket. Other products that have also experienced notable increases in their prices include regular apples (23.2%), Israeli apples (15.5%), strong avocados (15.9%), and watermelons (13.6%). , the black grape (7.7%), the white grape (6.4%) and the melon (7.4%).
Source: Larepublica
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