In November 2022, the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Midi) began to pay the Food Bonus of S/270 in order to help the population most affected by the price hike of basic necessities. However, after five months, the term of this monetary delivery will come to an end. What is the official consultation link […]
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Inflation 2023: what are the products that rose and fell in price the most in February?
In February, the Consumer Price Index for Metropolitan Lima rose 0.29%. Furthermore, in the last year, the rise was 8.64%. According to the INEI, of the 586 products that make up the family basket, 385 registered price increases. Which are? During February 2023, Inflation in Metropolitan Lima presented an advance of 0.29% and accumulated growth […]
Consumption value of the basic basket grew 10.1%
At the Peruvian household level, the consumption of the basic basket registered an increase of 10.1% in the mobile year to September 2021 (covers from October 2020 to September of this year), while its volume rose by 5.7%, according to the latest “Consumer Insight” of the Worldpanel division of Kantar. The frequency of purchase maintained […]
Ecuador: Guillermo Lasso freezes fuel prices to avoid social conflict
The Ecuadorian president, Guillermo Lasso, announced on October 22 the freezing of the monthly increase in the price of fuels. “As of today, the price of extra gasoline is set at USD $ 2.55 per gallon and the price of diesel in public, community, school, tourism and general public transport is set at USD $ […]
Argentina reaches agreement to maintain product prices in an attempt to contain its inflation
The Argentine government reached an agreement on a voluntary basis with businessmen to maintain the prices of more than a thousand basic products of the family basket for 90 days, in an attempt to contain inflation, one of the highest in the world, with an accumulated of 37% until September. “These 1,247 products with frozen […]