The parenting cost showed that, in January, households needed between $ 390,009 and $ 490,614 to cover a child’s expenses, according to their age.
The Breckling basket increased in January less than 1% on average compared to the previous month, below the inflation registered in that month (2.2%), according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC).
The parenting cost showed that, in January, households needed between $ 390.009 and $ 490,614 To cover a child’s expenses, according to his age.
In January, for the raising of a newborn less than one year they needed $ 393,523 (0.26% more than in December); for children from 1 to 3 years They had to allocate $ 467,113 (0.29% more than in December); for The 4 to 5 years The cost was $ 390.009 (0.44% more than in December); and for strip of 6 to 12 yearsgave a total amount that amounted to $ 490,614 (0.43% more than in December).
The cost is composed of goods and services, as well as care costs (domestic personnel salary). In January, the last item remained unchanged, while the first two drove the increase in the basket.
Among interannual comparison, the basket rose in January a 84%, with greater weight in increasing children’s care costs.
What is the upbringing basket?
The upbringing basket, launched by INDEC in March 2024, measures the costs associated with the raising of children and adolescents up to 12 years.
Take into consideration the expenses in goods and services such as food, clothing, housing, transportation and health, as well as care costs, based on time spent on these tasks and valued according to the category of “assistance and care of people” of the regime of work of private houses.
Its implementation aims to make visible economic costs linked to care tasks, traditionally unpaid, and is used as a reference in judicial processes for the determination of food quotas.
Source: Ambito
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