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 […]
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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 […]