It marked inflation of 0.8% in the fourth week of March, accelerating just 0.1 percentage point compared to the previous week, LCG noted.
Inflation of food and drinks closed the last week of March almost no changesand is heading to end the month with a average increase close to 10%, according to a study by the consulting firm LCG.
This item closed with a inflation of 0.8% in the fourth week of March, accelerating just 0.1 percentage point compared to the previous week. The increase averages 10.2% in the last 4 weeks and 8.6% end to end in the same periodLCG remarked.
He The increase in vegetables (+2.97%) was offset by the fall in other seasonal products such as fruits (-4.88%). In turn, the increase in drinks of 4.52% weekly explained 83% of the weekly increase, the consultant remarked.
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On the other hand, the percentage of products with weekly increases decreased to 23%, the minimum since the new management. And the average for the last 4 weeks is 29%.
The price survey is carried out through web scraping on Wednesdays and values of 8,000 foods and drinks from 5 supermarkets are taken into account.
Source: Ambito
