Meanwhile, the same family that in December 2021 needed $75,165.88 to pay for these foods plus other essential expenses such as health, education, clothing, transportation, fees, home maintenance, among others, -that is, to cover the Total Basic Basket -; in August of this year he needed $117,778.83 to cover the same expenses, 57% more than eight months ago, according to the study.
In August, the variation of the Total Basic Basket (CBT) was 4.3% and the Basic Food Basket (CBA) gained 3.84%.
According to the study, So far this year, 2022, the prices of vegetables and fruits have increased by more than 90%, warehouse products have risen 72%, and meats have increased by nearly 44%.
If broken down by products, the most outstanding rises in the warehouse category so far this year are headed by the kilo of bread (+100%); crackers per kilo (+86.7%) and sweet cookies also per kilo (+92.3%).
Likewise, the butcher products that increased the most in the year were the kilo of minced meat (+42.5%); The kithe backbone (+66.7%) and the kilo of liver (+50.4%). Meanwhile, the kilo of chicken registered an increase of 73.9% in eight months.
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If greengrocery products are considered, the rises were led by onions (+366.7%); tomato (+150%) and lettuce (+128.6%).
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It should be noted that the Institute publishes the Neighborhood Price Index, a survey of the value of products in local businesses in the popular neighborhoods of Greater Buenos Aires, which are often not included in the official price agreements and consequently show higher increases to those of large points of sale such as supermarkets and hypermarkets.
“The increases granted by the Government for Social Allowances, Retirement and Pensions and salaries of state employees, at no time manage to stop the drain on purchasing power that produces the constant increase in prices”, highlighted ISEPCi.
Source: Ambito
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