The latest report from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI)which contains the results of the index of poverty at the end of 2022, it considers the Cajamarca region to be the poorest in the country, which affects more than 40% of its population, made up of more than 1.3 million inhabitants. Through a […]
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INEI: more than 9 million Peruvians remain submerged in poverty
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), almost a third of Peruvians closed 2022 in the monetary poverty absolute, a situation that reflects the increase in precariousness in Peruvian households. And it is that, despite the macroeconomic bonanza that catapults us as one of the most solid countries in the region, poverty […]
Monetary poverty affected 27.5% of Peruvians in 2022, according to INEI
The monetary poverty It affected 27.5% of Peruvians in 2022, increasing by 1.6% when compared to 2021 (25.9%) and 7.3% compared to what was registered in 2019, reported the National Institute of Statistics. and IT (INEI). In the document Peru: Evolution of Monetary Poverty 2011-2022, prepared with the results of the National Household Survey (ENAHO). […]
Annual inflation drops to 7.97% in Lima, but it would reach the target range next year
In April, the consumer price index (CPI) in metropolitan Lima rose 0.56%, thus achieving 12-month cumulative inflation of 7.97%, being the lowest annual rate not seen in a year, according to the INEI. Although this indicator is lower than the annual rate of 8.4% registered in March, there are still 23 consecutive months in which […]
Inflation in Metropolitan Lima: what were the products that became more expensive in April?
In April 2023, the Consumer’s price index (CPI), which measures the inflation, increased by 0.56% in Metropolitan Lima. Thus, it achieved an accumulated advance of 2.35% so far this year. While the annual rate, corresponding to the last twelve months, reached 7.97%, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). The increase in prices […]
Annualized inflation to April was 7.97% in Metropolitan Lima, the lowest in 12 months
The annualized inflation advanced 7.97% to April in Metropolitan Limathe lowest in 12 months, after having increased 0.56% in the last month, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). The advance for the fourth month of the year is the second highest of the year, only below the result of March, when […]
Inflation in Metropolitan Lima slowed down and advanced 0.56% in April
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), an indicator that measures the inflationwas 0.56% during April in Metropolitan Lima, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). The result for the fourth month of the year represents a strong setback compared to the figure for March, when it advanced 1.25%. In January and February, inflation […]
BCRP: average real income in Metropolitan Lima is 11% below 2019
During the first quarter of 2023, the average income in Metropolitan Lima was S/1,841, which meant a nominal increase of 7.3% compared to 2019 (S/1,716). However, in real terms -that is, adjusted for inflation- it is still 11% below the level pre-pandemicas revealed by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) in its study note […]
When is a person considered poor and extremely poor in Peru?
The pandemic of COVID-19 raised the poverty figures in Peru due to the partial stoppage of the majority of economic activities. From that period to the present, considering the inflation of 2021 and 2022, the signs of an improvement to pre-pandemic levels are not the most encouraging. The data from the latest report from the […]
National production fell 0.87% in the first two months of 2023
The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported that, during February of this year, national production decreased by 0.63% as a result of the negative evolution of the agricultural, manufacturing, construction, telecommunications and financial sectors. This way, in the first two months of 2023, the Peruvian economy fell by 0.87% and in the annualized […]