The price index of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires retreated after accumulating two consecutive rises.
Inflation in the Buenos Aires City Drugized 1.6% in August, and reached the 20% at an annual level According to him Institute of Statistics and Census of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (IDECBA)after spinning two consecutive rises in July.
This Monday, Idecba shared the Consumer Price Index of the City of Buenos Aires (IPCBA-Base 2021 = 100) that registered a variation of 1.6%, below 2.5% in July. In turn, The interannual trajectory was 37.4%3.5 percentage points (pp) below the previous month.
Among the main secondary groups, The price index advanced 1.4% in goods and did 1.7% in services. Also, in the segments, seasonal ones retreated 2.7%, while the variation of the regulated and that of the rest of the IPCBA was 1.9%to 2.0%, respectively.
Main variations by division
In the breakdown by groups, the division of “Insurance and Financial Services” had a variation of 5.7%, followed by that of “Transport”with 3%, explained by the rise in fuel prices, and “Personal care, social protection and other products”with 2.3%.
Prices in the section of “Health” They varied 2.1%, in the “Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels” It was 1.9%, mainly due to updates in rental prices, and in the “Alcoholic beverages and tobacco”1.7%.
Below the general index they were “Restaurants and hotels” (1.2%); “Recreation and culture ” (1.2%); “Information and Communication” (1.2%); “Education” (1.0%); “Food and non -alcoholic drinks ” (1.0%); “Home Equipment and Maintenance” (0.9%). Also, the section “Dress and footwear garments” 0.4%retreated.
Source: Ambito
