Within the items that register the strongest increases, food is found first, with 5%; recreation, 3.8% and transport, with more than 6%pointed out the economist, in statements to the agency NA.
At the same time, he explained increases in leisure services are linked to vacations, something that, in his opinion, “is traditional in months like January and February.”
In the case of transportation, clarified that the rise is related to the adjustment in fuel prices that was applied this month and with the increases in the values of the vehicles.
According to Sportono, the increase in transportation costs can affect the price of moving the merchandise, for which “it can explain why food prices increased a lot.”
Regarding this last item, he commented that The foods whose prices have been rising the most in February are fruits and vegetablesmainly for seasonal reasons, and also alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
According to official data, Inflation in January climbed to 3.9% and, if Spotorno’s forecast comes true, it will have added almost 8% in the first two months of the year alone.
in January, inflation accumulated 50.7% in the last 12 months and the prices of the food and beverage category were -as in previous months- above the general level, with an increase of 4.9%.
The communications category was the one with the greatest impact at the general level, with an increase of 7.5%, driven by telephone and internet services.
Source: Ambito
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