The inflation of the City of Buenos Aires slowed in January, registering 3.1%, below 3.3% in December, The Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Buenos Aires reported Friday.
The CABA consumer price index (IPCBA) accumulated in the last 12 months 100.6%, and was strongly reduced by the second consecutive month, since it came from a 136.7% In December, and near 180% In November. This is explained due to the strong inflation of November and December, which no longer enters the interannual accumulated.
The data can give some clue to the price indicator nationwide, which will publish the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) on Thursday of next week.
Inflation in CABA: What most and less increased in January 2025
What increased the most in the first month of 2025 in CABA were recreation and culture (7.7%), insurance and financial services (7%), and restaurants and hotels (6%).
Meanwhile, the segment of Non -alcoholic foods and drinks drilled 2%by writing down a rise in 1.9%. Inside the division, the main impulses came from Meat and derivatives (2.9%), Fruit (5.7%), Milk, dairy products and eggs (1.3%) and Bread and cereals (0.9%).
It should be noted that, in the First week of February the meats increased again and generated an acceleration of food inflation.
During the month of January, the Estate registered a rise of 1.4%, Below Services that increased 4.3%. The rise of Estate responded fundamentally to increases in prices of foodtogether with the updates in the values of the fuels and lubricants for household vehicles. They helped decompress the increase in falls in prices of Dress and footwear garmentsas well as cars.
The acceleration of Services It was explained by the increases in the housing rates in hotels and in the values of the air tickets. They followed in importance, rises in the prices of restaurants, bars and food houses, housing rentals and tour packages.
Disaggregating by subscripts, Seasonal They climbed 11.4%followed by Rest of the ipcba that raised 2.7% and Regulated a 1.6%.
The rise of Seasonal It was mainly due to the increases in the Hotels accommodation ratesof the air tickets and of the Tourist packages. In the opposite direction, falls were recorded in clothing prices.
The increases of Regulated It is explained by updates in prepaid medicine quotas. They were followed in importance, adjustments in the prices of Fuels and in the residential rates of the Gas Service by Networkof electricity and supply of water.
Source: Ambito
