Drinks and infusions to consume at home grew 2.2% so far in July, meat 1.6%. In turn, dairy products and eggs rose 1.4%, ready-to-go meals, 0.7%, and oils, 0.5%. The only thing that fell was the fruit division, with 0.4%.
Basic basket
The cost of the Total Basic Basket (CBT), which measures the poverty line, rose 4.55% in June, below of the inflation generally, therefore, a “typical” family (two adults and two children) needed $104,216.80 in the sixth month of the year in order not to be considered poor, according to INDEC on Thursday. It is worth mentioning that this figure does not take into account the cost of rent.
Inflation
Inflation accelerated slightly in June to 5.3% compared to May, and in the last 12 months it accumulated an increase of 64%, the highest in three decades, as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). Also, in the first semester, accumulated inflation reached 36.2%.
Meanwhile, the category Food and non-alcoholic beverages marked an increase of 4.6% and it was again the one that had the greatest incidence in all the regions in the evolution of the consumer price index.
Source: Ambito
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