Blanket and softener prices rise due to exchange rates and the cost of consumables

Cold wave to continue in Lima and Callao with temperatures below normal National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (Senamhi). The Specialized Climate Center warned of temperatures between 12°C and 13°C, especially at night.

These conditions can persist until October of this year and force citizens to look for options to keep warm at any time of the day and, therefore, between The most requested products this winter season are blankets and emollients.

Nonetheless exchange rate and rising costs caused prices for said inputs to rise, an increase that was gradually observed over the course of the year. In the case of blankets, sellers saw an increase of at least S/10.

“For the dollar, blankets have risen in price. Previously, a year ago, a sheep skin cost 25, now we buy at 35. Because of the economy, people take S / 38 blankets, which are the cheapest. Inflation has taken a toll on us, customers are no longer buying like they used to,” said Soledad, a 14th-quarter blanket salesman for Jr. Paruro in Cercado de Lima.

The supply of blankets in Cercado de Lima is varied. Fleece blankets for the office can be found from S/10 to S/20, there are also S/70. in velvet, others in sheepskin at S/38, they are the cheapest and therefore the favorite of the public and the most expensive can exceed S/110, in angel and sheepskin.

The price of emollients could rise to S/2

Bye, price of emollientsOne of Lima’s favorite drinks is about to rise in price as emollients are affected by increases in gas, sugar and even water. A year ago we could buy a glass for S/1, now it costs S/1.5.x in almost all kiosks

“We raised the price because costs increased. We bought sugar at 4.5 shillings per kilogram, gas at 55 shillings, water and electricity also became more expensive, we also bought 50 glasses at 2.5 shillings, now the same amount at 5 shillings. We raised it to S/1.50, but we needed to raise it to S/2 to win because our profit was reduced by 80%, we have to fight to be able to eat”, said Miguel Lucano, who has been selling emollients for 7 years.

Temperatures will continue in Lima and Callao, where humidity has already reached 95%, according to three meteorological stations, Senamha said. Temperatures will also drop in the jungle due to the arrival of the fifteenth cold of the year, and in the southern highlands the temperature will be around 13°C.