In July, the City of Buenos Aires food basket increased by 6.62% and accumulated 72.34% so far this

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In July, the City of Buenos Aires food basket increased by 6.62% and accumulated 72.34% so far this year


According to the data gathered by Consumidores Libres, the 21 products in the basic food basket monitored by the entity had a 6.6% rise during the seventh month of the year.


Cooperative Consumidores Libres informed on Wednesday August 2nd that, according to the data gathered by the entity in supermarkets and neighbourhood shops in the City of Buenos Aires, the price of the 21 products of the so-called “basic food basket” had a 6.62 percent rise in July 2023.

Considering previous records, the entity explained that this basic food basket has accumulated, since January 1st, a 72,34% hike.

Out of the 9 products comprising food cupboard items recorded by the entity, rice had the biggest rise,4.88%, followed by sugar, 4%.

The 9 products include Cocinero sunflower oil, 1 litre and a half bottle; one kilo of long-grained rice; one kilo of Ledesma sugar; stew pasta (500 grammes); wheat flour (1 kg); one dozen brown eggs; fresh bread (1 kg); one litre of fortified milk; and one kilo of Taragüi mate.

In turn, the fruit and vegetable sector had a weighted increase of 1.49 percent, and even though there were products with price drops over 3 percent, such as aubergines and plum tomatoes, some product prices increased by 10 percent, such as red apples, going from $860 to $950.

More:
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/in-july-the-city-of-buenos-aires-food-basket-increased-by-662-and-accumulated-7234-so-far-this-year.phtml

(I think someone in charge of translation confused the monetary symbols in this article.)