By Susana Condado with information from Rosa Quincho / URPI-LR After learning that inflation in Metropolitan Lima in the month of March increased by 1.01%, La República took a tour of some retail markets in the capital to find out the price of the main products in the basic basket at the beginning of the […]
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Family food basket in Venezuela increased 5.7% in November, according to NGO
The family basket of food in Venezuela, calculated for a household of five people, increased 5.7% in November compared to October, according to calculations by the Center for Documentation and Social Analysis of the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (Cendas-FVM), released this Thursday. This independent entity noted that, in November, a family needed US$522.01 to cover […]
Why is there a price increase in products from the family basket in northern Peru?
The north of Peru not only suffers from the increase and scarcity of lemon, because in recent days it has been suffering from the increase in prices of some products of the family basketwhich has generated concern because today, the amounts must decrease due to the lack of money in some mothers. For example, on […]
Potato production would decrease by more than 481,000 tons this year
The agricultural sector, after having overcome the fertilizer crisis, finds itself in an even more challenging scenario due to the imminent arrival of the El Niño phenomenon. Despite the optimism of farmers who anticipate a 6.5% increase in their crops this agricultural season, some crops could experience a significant reduction in production, according to the […]
BCRP: average real income is 7% below the pre-pandemic level
During the second quarter of this year, the average monthly income from work in the main activity in Metropolitan Lima was S/1,925, which meant a nominal increase of 13.1% compared to 2019, when it was S/1,702. However, in real terms —that is, adjusted for inflation— it is still 7% below below pre-pandemic levelaccording to the […]
Lima registers an annual inflation of 8.66%, the highest in five months
Follow the rise. Since May 2022, this indicator is above 8%. Nine cities, especially in the south of the country, reach two digits of inflation due to the absence of basic products During the first month of 2023, inflation in Metropolitan Lima increased 0.23%, with an annual variation of 8.66%, the highest since July 2022 […]
Prices of the main products of the basic family basket in Piura increase
The product most consumed by Peruvians is rice and it has an upward trend due to the suspension of the agricultural campaign due to lack of water resources in the Poechos reservoir. The leader of the Piura model market, William Tocto, lamented that the trend in rice prices continues to rise, since the value has […]