The deceleration was given to the pair of a general inflation fact that also diminished with respect to the previous months. A “guy” family needed more than $ 1 million so as not to be poor.
The basic basket rose just 0.9% in January.
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The cost of the total basic basket (CBT), which measures the poverty line, rose just 0.9% in January, the lowest data since INDEC began the new series, back in December 2016. Same Upa had the basic food basket (CBA), used to evaluate the destitution threshold.
With these variations, a “type” family, composed of two adults and two children, needed in the first month of the year $ 453,384 not to be considered destitute and $ 1,033,716 so as not to be considered poor.
It is worth remembering that the CBA is determined taking into account the essential nutritional requirements for an adult male between 30 and 60 years old, of moderate activity, to cover those needs for a month (equivalent adult). In turn, the official public statistics agency uses a population consumption basket from the information provided by the National Household Expenses Survey (ENGHO).
To determine the CBT, the CBA is expanded considering non -food goods and services. The estimate is obtained by applying Engel coefficient (CDE)defined as the relationship between food expenses and total expenses observed in the reference population.
General inflation slowed down from pandemic
Inflation slowed 2.2% in January, according to INDEC itself, the most limited figure since July 2020. The sector of Dress and footwear garments He scored his first deflation since January 2019 (-0.7%) For an import opening combo, advancement of sales for seasonal change and the fall in consumption, according to economists.
Seasonal factors also influenced falls in the vegetable price. In addition, the Delay in the type of changeOy la Moderation in public services settings They were other elements that explained the deceleration of the consumer price index (CPI).
Source: Ambito
