In August, annual inflation rose from 9.28% to 8.80% at the national level, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (ERI), recording a second consecutive decline this year. Despite this, there has been an increase in some products and services.
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The category that recorded the most growth was food, which rose by 1.37% due to higher prices for fish and shellfish, which rose due to a reduction in the supply of species. The volumes of fish increased the most: mackerel (32.7%), tollo (27.5%) and horse mackerel (7.6%).
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Also raised last month price eviscerated chickens, up 5.63% in Lima and 4.6% nationally. It was not only gutted chicken that went up in price, but also chicken pieces, as chicken leg went up by 4.4%, chicken breast went up by 4%, and chicken giblets – by 3.4%.
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Other products they introduced rising pricesespecially in metropolitan Lima, there were yellow potatoes (16.59%), wairo potatoes (8.85%), lemon (18%), basil (17.97%) and corn (16.30%).
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At the national level, electricity tariffs for households increased by an average of 2.7% in 25 cities due to the adjustment made since August 4 in connection with the update of distribution and transmission tariffs. In Lima, electricity prices rose by 3.03%.
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During the last month there was also evidence of an increase in the pension private universities. At the national level, the cost of monthly payments in universities increased by 1.8%, while pensions in universities increased slightly by 0.2%.
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But not everything was due to higher prices in August, as INEI points out that the transport sector showed the biggest drop last month due to falling global oil prices. This category saw cuts in gasoline prices, which fell 7.2%, and national airfare, which fell 9.1% nationally.
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Source: RPP
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