Classes will begin in Uruguay on March 4 in initial and primary education, the same date as the basic cycle of Secondary Education, while high school will do so a week later, on Monday the 11th.
A quick survey carried out by Ambit allowed us to observe some price variables, which at least in the first days of February are not wholesale higher than the previous year. Online purchasing of school supplies and items is intensifying, and differentiated prices can be found.
In large areas such as TaTa For example, a 48-sheet hardcover notebook can be found for 89 pesos and one with 36 softcover sheets for 79 pesos. There are notebooks measuring 21 x14 cm and 96 sheets whose price is 219 pesos.
On the other hand, 29 long Play School brand colored pencils cost 279 pesos while 4 Bic Evolution pencils cost 109, but you can also find the Play School brand for 59 pesos, a significantly lower cost.
In the case of uniforms and overalls, a HYG pleated school tunic costs 599 pesos in TaTa, while a preschool apron from the same brand costs 499 pesos.
You can also find colorful backpacks with attractive images for around 1,700 pesos.
English Store During the month of February, it presents a promotion with a 25% discount on several of these products. There you can find a Sabonic brand pencil case with 3 closures of various colors for 469 pesos, while a complete one full of school supplies costs 1,499.
A UBL calculator costs 189 pesos and 48-hour red margin notebooks are currently on sale for 49 pesos, if purchased online.
In the case of clothing, Tienda Inglesa offers prices identical to those of TaTa, as well as in backpacks where they can be found in varied sizes and formats from 799 to 1490 pesos.
Comparisons and offers
Regarding 2023, if the comparison is made with products that are sold individually, the report indicates that a BIC pen has an average price of 29 pesos and that of a black pencil of the same brand, 18 pesos. The pack of 4 pens from the same firm cost 124 pesos, and the four black pencils cost 82 pesos according to a report published at the time by the Consumer Defense Unit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)which implies at least in some supermarkets a certain reduction, surely linked to the early date for the opening of classes.
The report revealed that, on average, there was an increase of 14.05% in the prices of school products from February 2022 to February 2023. This increase is significantly greater than that recorded in the same period of the previous year, which was of 5.70%.
Source: Ambito
