This was reported by INDEC, which registered a 5.2% drop in the demand for electricity, gas and water after the tariff increase in these services. A sharp drop in the use of public transport was also observed.
He synthetic indicator of public services (ISSP) recorded a drop of 1.6% in September compared to the same month last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). In seasonally adjusted terms, it presented a positive variation of 0.1% compared to August 2024.
The drop is explained by the lower demand for electricity, gas and waterwhich registered a decrease of 5.2% in September compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, the waste collection had a negative variation of 1.5% and the passenger transport a fall of 3.7%while that of burden registered a rise of 15.9%.
The lower demand occurs in a context of rate increases of up to 900% in AMBA. Between December 2023 and September 2024, the service fee water increased by 271%while that of the light did it a 156%, he gas 898% and the transportation 601%as reported Tariffs and Subsidies Observatory of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and Conicet.
The passing vehicles paid for tolls showed a negative interannual variation of 1.7%. Likewise, the service of postal mail showed a decrease of 1.9% and the sector telephony recorded a positive variation of 0.3%.
In seasonally adjusted terms, there is a 0.1% decrease in demand for electricity, gas and water compared to the previous month. The waste collection had a positive variation of 4%while the passenger transport low 1.2% and that of burden increased 2.4%.
The passing vehicles paid for tolls showed a positive variation of 1.2% in seasonally adjusted terms. Likewise, the service of postal mail registered an increase of 1.1% and the sector telephony an increase of 0.1%.
Source: Ambito
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