Consumer prices in the United States soared 7.0% in 2021, this is the highest rise since 1982.
The United States recorded 7.0% inflation in 2021, that is, the highest since 1982. And with this, energy prices in that country rise to 29.3%, food by 6.3%, according to the CPI index (CPI).
The indicator is a concern for US President Joe Biden, who promised to stop the inflationary spiral, as reported AFP.
However, the concern is not only concentrated in the North American country but in Ecuador, which according to economic analysts, it could generate damages.
For the economist Jorge Calderón, will see an increase in the price of goods imported from the United States.
“Of course it is going to hit Ecuador. The products that we import from the United States will have a tail here, that is to say, an imported inflation more than everything in that figure. Ecuadorian companies, we are even seeing it in recent months, have faced an increase in costs due to the issue of fuels and the unified basic salary. Everything concludes in a scenario in which there will be an inflationary rebound between the first three to four months”, He mentioned.
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And he exemplified that this rise would be seen in fuels and lubricants; capital goods used by industry (machinery); raw materials (especially chemicals for agriculture), consumer goods (primarily food).
With the impact on the prices of imported goods, the economist Guillermo Granja, who indicated that there are already increases in products such as chocolates and mayonnaise.
He considered that national production could benefit a little as goods from the North American country become more expensive. “But I don’t think that mainly because there are people who prefer to consume outside regardless of price. But the benefit would be minimal, “he said.
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Meanwhile, Calderón argued that if there is no way to stimulate Ecuadorian companies, dedicated to importing US products, there may be a more accentuated inflationary process after April 2022.
According AFP, the omicron variant of coronavirus could drive prices higher in the United States. And due to the high number of worker infections in that country, it also hits the production and delivery of products, which in turn affects demand and pushes prices up.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell promised to act if record inflation persists into the second half of the year. The agency is willing to increase its rates more than expected.
“We will react accordingly,” Powell said.
Finally, Powell attributed most of the rise in inflation to a “mismatch” between supply and demand caused by disruptions in the supply chain. (I)
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