Logistics costs rose 2.44% in January and accumulate a rise of 45.99% in the last 12 months

Logistics costs rose 2.44% in January and accumulate a rise of 45.99% in the last 12 months

“In the last 12 months, logistics costs have accumulated an increase of 45.99%, and with the beginning of February new price adjustments have already been applied that anticipate new increases in the indicator for this month and for March 2022“, pointed out the analysis.

In addition, from CEDOL they explained that in the first month of the year “the note was given again by the costs of the tires, where in addition to having risen 5.58%, there are still shortages of the same in the market, which continue to rise for more than a year, accumulating an increase of more than 100%”.

From the Chamber they also indicated that, “during the last month, new increases have been verified in the amortization of vehicles (5.12%) and repairs (3.56%), and others that also continue to evolve always within the type of official exchange where the policy of mini-devaluations that occurs month after month generates slight increases in costs tied to the dollar”.

Meanwhile, from the UTN they announced that by February “More increases are anticipated, given that a strong increase in the price of fuel of the order of 8% to 10% is already in force, in addition to also being in force since February 1st, a salary adjustment under the format of a Compensatory Bonus”

For its part, the Argentine Federation of Business Entities of Freight Transportation (FADEEAC), said yesterday that in January there was an increase of 2.44%, after twelve months with an accumulated rise of 49%, the second highest increase of the last twenty years.

“This new increase occurs in an economic context characterized by the combination of retail and wholesale inflation with an upward trend, and also by a significant recovery in economic activity,” they contextualized from FADEEAC.

According to the report made by the Federation, in January, with a slight variation in fuel (+0.18%), the items related to transportation equipment once again had traction on the General Index, and highlighted the fact that the The tire category showed another marked increase (+5.58%), after registering the record increase in 2021 (104%).

For its part, the cost of patents, which is measured annually, amounted to 71.76%; and after several months without increases, the rise in fuel in the first days of February -estimated in general terms at 9%- implied a floor for February costs of 3%.

Source: Ambito

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