School year 2023: how much can you spend on a list of supplies and a uniform?

The price increase has also affected school supplies, creating a new headache for parents in connection with the upcoming start of classes in 2023.

The Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) estimates that this year’s spending on school suppliescalled the “school basket”, will increase to 40%.

Rodolfo Ojeda, president of the CCL small business union, clarifies that the list school supplies In total, you can spend up to 600 soles, and if you add a uniform, the costs will increase to 900 soles.

“The basic school basket costs about 200 soles, the average one – from 270 to 300 soles, the full one – from 500 to 600 soles. To this we must add the expenses of parents for uniforms, tracksuits, slippers, shoes, which range from 150 to 200 soles. On average, each parent will invest up to 800-900 soles per child,” he explained.

Between tools sellers indicate that laptops have increased their price the most. For example, the cost of a dozen of the most expensive brands has decreased from 54 soles in 2022 to 66 soles this year.

In the case of uniforms, some sellers indicate that the price is no higher than last year, while others note that it has increased by up to 10%, but how much can it cost you?

The president Gamarra Clothing Manufacturers AssociationMoises Estela, told us that a school uniform can cost up to 80 soles.

“They didn’t rise much in price, they almost remained (…) on average, a skirt and a shirt cost from 50 to 60 soles, not counting the sweater, which costs 40 soles. Such is the price of a single uniform, the color of lead, yes. This is an individual uniform, prices vary in another dimension, a set can cost from 70 to 80 soles,” he said.

A school list of up to sol 900 is not the only expense households will have to face, as private schools now indicate they will increase their pensions by an average of 9% this year. That is, if earlier you paid 350 soles, now you would pay 381 soles.

What should families do in the face of this wave of rising prices? Prices? Jorge Carrillo Acosta, financial expert at Pacífico Business School, recommends making a list that ranks all payments in order of importance, putting the most urgent expenses first.

“For example, pensions, school books and uniforms should be at the top of the list to leave some things at the end that could be reused from previous years, such as a backpack, a lunch box or some supplies. a guide to the order in which you must cancel everything so as not to risk spending money on the least important thing, ”he said.

The expert points out that the opportunity to save on school supplies is to meet other parents to buy in bulk, saving a little cost.

Remember that the school can’t force you to buy a specific location or brand of materials, and if you didn’t manage to get all the materials on the first day, you can submit them as required by the classes throughout the school year.