(Zyri) - The main private consultancies foresee that inflation for february will have a floor of 6%, driven by the food sector, mainly due to the increase in meat. Thus, in the second month of 2023 the year-on-year CPI will reach three digits (100%).
The consultant Ecolatina noted that his survey of prices in the first half of February it marked 6.1%, compared to January. According to analysts, this accounts for a inflationary rebound last month that would be consolidating.
Among the items that increased the most were food and drinks which registered a rise of 9.2%. This was mainly due to an increase in the prices of the 22.2% beef, after the 40% increase in the prices of standing farms since the second half of January. In this way, bovine meat explains almost 1.3 percentage points of the increase in the general level.
There were also significant increases in fruits, 15.8% and dairy products and eggs, 7%. According to Ecolatina, mass consumption products rose below average, 5.3%, due to the impact of the Fair Prices Program, which freezes nearly 2,000 products and guides a monthly increase of 3.2% until June inclusive.
Meanwhile, the consultant LCGindicated that average monthly inflation accelerated for the eighth consecutive week, standing at 6.4% monthly Higher level in 15 weeks, since November.
In addition, the report indicated that the item of food and drinks closed the second week of February with a rise of 1.8%, the same percentage as in the previous seven days.
Meanwhile, for the third week in a row, meat was the category that contributed the most to the weekly variation: 1.3 percentage points on average.
The 6 foods that increased the most in the second week of February
According to the survey that LCG carries out weekly on the prices of 8,000 foods and beverages from cincio supermarkets, in the second week of February, the most important increases were registered in:
- Products dairy products and eggs: 4.9%.
- Meat: 3.7%.
- Seasonings and other food products: 3.6%.
- Products of Baking, Cereals and Pastas: 2.1%:
- Drinks and infusions to consume at home: 1.9%.
- Sugarhoney, sweets and cocoa: 1.7%.
