The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported that the Inflation in Metropolitan Lima He showed a slight increase during February this year. In this way, the indicator presented a positive variation of 0.19% unlike the contraction registered in the previous month (-0.09%). In the case of the annual rate, the Consumer Price Index […]
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Up to almost 50% more: these are the basic basket foods that increased in price in June, according to INEI
Monthly inflation in Metropolitan Lima increased by 0.12% in June of this year and its annual variation was 2.29%, according to a recent report by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). These results were influenced by the variation in prices observed in the consumer divisions, Miscellaneous Goods and Services with 0.27%, Restaurants and […]
4 out of every 10 Peruvians are in precarious, poorly paid employment
During the first quarter of this year, the employed population in Metropolitan Lima reached 5 million 359,700 people, according to the INEI. Months ago, it was possible to recover the total working mass of the capital – which serves as a barometer of the Peruvian reality – compared to the pre-pandemic year and only that […]
76% of Peruvians do not have enough money for the month
76% of Peruvians say that it is difficult to assume monthly expensesalmost 8 out of 10 compatriots, according to the seventh wave of the study ‘1,000 Peruanos Say’ by Omnicom Media Group (OMG). In detail, 33% recognize that “they make it to the end of the month just fine”; 22% receive the same and had […]
Poverty in Peru: World Bank places this indicator at 32.2% in 2022
According to the latest update from the World Bank, poverty in Peru, at the end of 2022, covered 32.2% of compatriots, while 39.4% of Peruvians were located in the line of vulnerability. The first indicator remains above three points compared to 2019 and the second above two points, also in reference to the pre-pandemic period. […]
Egg rises S/1.20 in the last month and will continue to rise
The price of a kilo of eggs in Metropolitan Lima has registered an increase of S/1.21 in the last month, according to the Supply and Price System (SISAP) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). As of January 17, at the retail level, it was at S/7.15 on average, while on last Friday, […]
Julio Velarde: “We are on the way to defeating inflation”
Inflation is on track to reach the target range – set between 1% and 3% – for the first half of 2024, according to the Central Reserve Bank (BCRP). In this way, the entity reported an adjustment in the projection of this indicator, going from 3.8% to 3.1% by the end of 2023, due to […]
ILO: Workers in poverty can increase
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the mass suffering from the “poor worker phenomenon” may continue to increase, as warned by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in the presentation of its ‘Labor Outlook 2023’ report. For Roxana Maurizio, expert in labor markets and coordinator of the report, This has to do with the low average […]
Food insecurity affects 6 out of 10 households
The food insecurity It has become one of the main problems faced by the most vulnerable Peruvian families as a result of the high cost of living and, above all, the products that make up the basic consumer basket. According to the latest national representation survey carried out by the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), […]
Government would evaluate lemon imports to mitigate price rises
Lemon has been, in recent weeks, the product of the basic family basket that has risen the most in price. Between August 2 and September 4, its value has increased by more than S/7.50 per kilogram, which represents an increase of up to more than 167% in the Great Wholesale Market of Lima. In this […]