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Rising prices: which regions have the highest inflation?

Peru’s annual inflation eased in July but remains high. | Font: Andean

The National Institute for Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported that annual inflation fell to 9.28% nationally in July, down slightly from 9.32% in June. However, in most cities of the country the price level exceeds this average.

im 22 cities countries that show higher price increases than the average calculated by INEI. Areas where the national average inflation is slightly exceeded are Ica (9.90%), Trujillo (9.81%), Arequipa (9.89%) and Puno (9.58%), Tarapoto (9.83 %), Iquitos (9.55%).

Similarly, INEI indicates that 16 out of 26 cities Inflation in the country is more than 10%, what are they like?

Over the past 12 months, inflation has reached more than 12% in three cities of the country: Huaraz (13.16%), Cerro de Pasco (12.38%) and Puerto Maldonado (12.14%).

you are a little lower cities Chachapoyas (11.80%), Cusco (11.27%), Piura (11.22%), Chiclayo (10.98%), Tumbes (10.76%), Chimbote (10.49%) and Tacna ( 10.22%), Huancavelica (10.78%), Huanuco. (10.56%), Huancayo (10.29%), Moquegua (10.16%), Abancay (10.11%) and Ayacucho (10.01%).

INEI data shows that only three cities have below-average inflation, including Pucallpa, Lima, Cajamarca and Moyobamba.

It is worth noting that the 26 cities assessed indicated that last month their index Priceswith Abancay and Tumbes registering the highest gains in July.

The cities where inflation rose less over the past month were Piura, Chimbote, Trujillo, Moyobamba and Tarapoto.

Price increase in the country
Inflation of the last 12 months in the regions. | Font: ERI

Source: RPP

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