Seven out of 10 Peruvians have reduced their food intake in recent months

Rising prices will continue to weigh on Peruvian households throughout 2023, as evidenced by a recent study by Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP).

Only in the last three months 66% Peruviansor about 7 out of 10 people have been forced to cut back on their food intake due to inflation.

The IEP states that of this total, 39% have significantly reduced their consumption and 27% reduced it slightly in the last quarter.

Similarly, 46% of people have been left at home without food at least once in the last few months due to a lack of money or other resources.

It is even indicated that three out of 10 Peruvians They had no chicken, pork, meat or fish in their diets, and 40% of those who regularly consumed milk stopped drinking it five or more times.

At the rural level, almost one in two Peruvians was left without food due to a lack of resources, and considering the socio-economic level of D/E at the national level, six in 10 were affected by food restriction.

The study shows that only 31% Peruvians They managed to keep their consumption unchanged in recent months, but of this amount, 24% had to sacrifice other expenses.

Until the first quarter, only seven out of every 100 Peruvians were able to keep their food intake no problem, less than last year.