During June, the monthly variation of the basic food basket (CBA) was 5.2%, while the variation of the total basic basket (CBT) was 6.7%.
Basic basket increased 6.7% in June: a typical family needed $232,427 to not be poor
Mariano Fuchila
The basic food basket rose 5.2% in June while a family needed $232,427 to avoid being poorreported this Wednesday, July 19, the INDEC (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses). The basic basket jumped above inflation, while the food basket was below the CPI.
So, the total basic basket– which includes the Basic Food Basket (CBA) plus non-food goods and services such as clothing, transportation, education, health, among others without counting rent – rose 6.7% in June and settled at $232,427 for a family type of four members (two adults and two minors).
In the case of three members These values were located in the $185,039 and if they were five members, $244,462. These measurements increased 123% annually. The CBA index measures the poverty threshold, therefore an adult needed $75,219 in March to not be considered poor.
For his part, the Basic Food Basket (CBA), which determines the threshold of indigence, increased 5.2%, below the CBA. An adult needs at least $33,731 in June to not be homeless. In the case of For a typical family (four members), the figure was $104,227. In the case of three members ($82,977) and five, $109,624.
It should be noted that inflation marked 6% in June and slowed down compared to May. He Consumer Price Index (CPI) thus accumulated 50.7% so far this year, while in the last 12 months it reached 115.6%. The basic food basket was below inflation since the division with the highest incidence in all regions and, furthermore, the one that rose the least in the month was food and beverages that advanced 4.1%.
Source: Ambito
