He School Supplies Report 2024 was published this week by the Ministry of Economy and Finance with all the price specifications and their increases compared to last year.
From Consumer Price Information System of the Consumer Defense Unit, the portfolio carried out a price survey of 57 school items, during the period February 1 to 19, 2024.
For this, the price data sent to the Consumer Price Information System for 395 establishments. In addition, the stationery stores were surveyed: Escool.uy, Gandulia, La Papelera, Mosca, Office2000, and Papacito.
According to the report, taking the same presentations (product/brand/specification), when comparing with the same period in 2023, in 28 items the average price increases, while in 21 it decreases. In that sense, the portfolio reported that the increase in the price of school supplies between February 2023 and 2024 was 2.23%.
What were the items that increased the most?
Articles that present a increase higher in their average price are the Faber Castell fluorine marker for one unit, the Bic Evolution graphite pencil for one unit, the Papiros lined notebook 96 sheets, the Bic pencil eraser for one unit, and the Papiros notebook 100 sheets.
The Faber Castell fluorine marker had a increase 18.39% compared to last year while the price increase for the Bic Evolution graphite pencil was 16.67%. For its part, the Papiros 96-sheet lined notebook rose 13.55%, the Bic pencil eraser an increase of 12.6%, and the Papiros 100-sheet notebook rose 11.8% compared to last year.
The tools that reduced their price the most
For its part, within the group of articles that most reduced their price, There is the Stabilo pencil-rubber pen set for 4 units, the Papiro 48-sheet notebook for notes, the Teoría correction pencil, the Papiros lined notebook 48 sheets, and the Sylvapen thick markers for 6 units.
The Stabilo pencil-rubber pen set for 4 units fell by 17.17%, the Papiro 48-sheet notebook for notes fell by 16.57%, while the Teoría correction pencil fell by 11.74%. Meanwhile, the Papyrus lined notebook, 48 sheets, and the Sylvapen thick markers, 6 units, fell 11.34% and 6.76%, respectively.
Source: Ambito
