INDEC reflected that, for the first time in nine months, the basic food basket rose above the total basic basket. It occurred in a context of strong rises in the flesh.
The cost of Basic food basket (CBA)which measures the indigence line, climbed 3.2% in February, the highest record since September of last year. The total basic basket (CBT), which determines the poverty line, also accelerated, although at a lower pace.
The report published by Indec this Friday showed that, for the first time in nine months, the CBA rose above the CBT. This occurred In a context of higher increases in some foods, mainly in meat.
CBT increased 2.3%maximum since October 2024. Thus, a “type” family, composed of two adults and two children, needed in the second month of the year $ 1,057,923 so as not to be considered pooraccording to the official methodology, while not to fall into destitution required $ 468,108.
It is worth remembering that the CBA is determined taking into account the essential nutritional needs of an adult male between 30 and 60 years old, of moderate physical activity, considered as “equivalent adult” (for example, when the basket of a family is calculated, a 5 -year -old boy is equivalent to 0.60 equivalent adults). Food and their amounts are selected according to the consumption habits of the population that arise from the National Household Expenses Survey (ENGHO) of Indec himself.
To determine the CBT, the CBA is extended by applying a coefficient that contemplates the relationship between food expenses and total expenses observed in the reference population.
General inflation accelerated in February
General inflation accelerated 2.4% in Februaryfundamentally tractioned by increases in food and drinks (3.2%). In Greater Buenos Aires, the kg of meat climbed 10% and represented the main impulse.
In parallel, the acceleration in the division of education (+2.3%), within the framework of the start of classes, and a 3.7% rise in dwelling for the adjustments in rentals and rates.
In interannual terms, the INDEC Consumer Price Index (CPI) presented an advance of the 66.9%. The figure was higher than the one threw both basic baskets for the same period; The CBT climbed 53.1%while the CBA did it in a 45%.
It should be noted that exchange appreciation policy of the Government and the BCRA generated that the inflationary deceleration of the last months is reflected more in the goods than in the services, which explains the differences between the variations of the different indices.
Source: Ambito
