What products became more expensive during May?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of metropolitan Lima decreased by 0.09% during May, thus continuing in the target range with 2.0%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).

The result was mainly due to the lower prices recorded in the food and non-alcoholic beverage consumption division, with a variation of -0.84%. Along these lines, vegetables, legumes and tubers decreased by 2.95%; spinach fell 12.48%, red onion 12.14%, cilantro 11.65%, tomato 10.61% and olluco 10.53%. While pumpkin rose with 10.34%, yellow sweet potato with 5.73% and carrot with 5.60%.

On the other hand, fish and seafood decreased by 1.64%; mackerel fell to 14.07% and horse mackerel to 11.96%.

Although fruits also had a reduction of 1.2%, this decrease was mitigated by the increase in blueberries (55.51%), mangoes (15.82%), Israeli apple (10.79%) and banana silk (4.93%).

Likewise, sectors such as transportation (0.31%), restaurants and hotels (0.28%), various goods and services (0.17%), education (0.17%), accommodation, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.15%), health (0.14%), recreation and culture (0.13%) and furniture, household items and home conservation (0.11%) .

How are the prices of the basic basket?

In markets such as Aurora, Limoncillo and the Ramón Castilla municipal market, potato prices – which range between S/1.80 and S/2.20 per kilo – are still maintained, while lemon can be found up to at S/4 per kilo in Aurora and Ramón Castilla, only in Limoncillo it is S/1.50. As for the price of chicken, it decreased approximately one sol over the course of the week, now standing at S/9.

The INEI also highlighted that in the last month 20 of the 26 cities in the country where the consumer price index is calculated reported a price reduction, led by Chimbote (-0.71%), Trujillo (-0.68 %), Tumbes (-0.59%), Huaraz (-0.47%) and Tacna (-0.35%).