INDEC reported that the March number reached 11%. What was the sector with the greatest increase and what areas follow it.
For the third consecutive month, the inflation slowed and stood at 11%while it has already accumulated 51.5% so far this year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). In this context, in the breakdown, it was known which were the items that increased the most.
For his part, the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, estimated a CPI of around 10%, Therefore, he celebrated the number on his social network of
March inflation: the items that increased the most
Due to the strong increases in school fees, the sector that had the greatest increase was Education with 52.7%. Then it follows Communication (15.9%) for telephone and internet rates; Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Fuels, with 13.3% for electricity bills and Transportation (13%).
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The division with the highest incidence in all regions was Food and non-alcoholic beverages (10.5%) and the rise in meats and derivatives, milk, dairy products and eggs, vegetables, tubers and legumes and bread and cereals. At the category level, Regulated led the increase with 18.1% followed by Seasonal (11.1%)while The core CPI registered an increase of 9.4%.
On the other hand, the two divisions that registered the smallest variations in March were Restaurants and hotels, with 8.3% and Home equipment and maintenance (5.0%).
How much did a typical family need in March to not be poor?
As reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), a family made up of two adults and two minors needed in March income of $773,385.10 so as not to be considered poor.
Furthermore, the report indicated that the cost of the products that make up the Basic Food Basket (CBA) rose 10.9% in the third month of the year, which determined that a family needed income from $358,048.65 so as not to fall into poverty.
Source: Ambito
