The increase in the price of lemon was 105% in the month of September. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI)the fruit was the product that suffered the greatest increase in this period, followed by the yellow pepper, whose variation was 53.4% and the strong avocado, which increased by 24.7%.
In the city markets Arequipaa kilo of lemon sells for more than 14 soles.
Every month, the entity makes an evaluation of the 430 products that make up the basic family basket. Of this amount, 113 registered a price increase, 94 decreased and another 223 maintained their price. Among the products that dropped the most is red head onion. He price decreased by 21.8%. In the markets of the Andrés Avelino Cáceres commercial platform, the price per kilogram is S/ 1.00.
Index of 0.38
Of the total evaluation made by the INEIthe result was that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.38% in Arequipa. The food and non-alcoholic beverage group rose the most.
At the national level, Arequipa is the seventh region with the highest price variation. In September, the largest price increase was recorded in Puno, then located Iquitos, Tumbes, Chiclayo, Chachapoyas and Tarapoto.
On the other hand, a group of merchants of the Andrés Avelino Cáceres platform, will hold a march on October 12 against the rise in prices
Source: Larepublica
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