Chicken, strawberry, mango and beet at the most expensive prices in the metropolis of Lima

In February of this year, the Consumer price index of Metropolitan Lima it recorded an increase of 0.29%, accumulating in the second month of the year a variation of 0.52%; and the last twelve months reached 8.65%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).

According to the statistical entity, the monthly result was mainly influenced by the increase in the price of consumer divisions such as food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.60%), education (0.78%), restaurants and Hotels (0.53%) y transportation (0.26%).

It should be noted that the monthly rise in prices in the capital was offset by the fall in housing, water, electricity, gas there other fuels (-1.03%).

To a lesser extent, the prices of liquor division, tobacco and drugs (0.47%), miscellaneous goods and services (0.43%), leisure and culture (0.29%), clothing and footwear (0.26%), furniture, household items and routine household maintenance (0 .18%) and health (0.15%).

He price increase Since food and non-alcoholic beverages division is based on higher prices seen in meats (5.0%) due to increases in gutted chicken (10.8%), cuts such as chicken breast (5.7%), wings (5.5%), thigh (5.4%), chicken offal (5.0%) and Milanese (4.3%) due to the drop in supply.

while the beef also increased in steak (1.7%) and stew (1.6%); Similarly, the prices of milk, cheese and eggs recorded an increase (1.7%) due to the increase in chicken eggs (6.0%), pariah cheese (1.1%) and powdered milk (1.1%).

Meanwhile, fruits (0.6%) increased products such as strawberry (15.7%), mango (11.3%), pineapple (7.4%), juice orange (4.5%) and table orange (4.4%), tangerine (4.0%), island banana (4.1 %), silk (3.2%) and inguiri banana (3.1%); imported apple (2.3%) and delight (2.0%).

Similarly, rising prices brought the bread and cereal groups (0.6%), due to the increase purple corn (4.6%), short pasta dry noodles (1.5%), long pasta (1.3%); filled (1.3%), savory (1.1%), soaked (1.1%) and loose rice (0.6%) biscuits; coffee, tea and cocoa (0.5%) due to higher prices for chocolate products (1.1%), instant coffee (0.5%) and roasted ground coffee (0.5%).

Also, sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and candy sugarr They increased their price (0.3%) due to the increase in the price of personal ice cream (1.7%) and ice cream (0.6%); oils and fats (0.3%) such as packaged butter (2.0%); and mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices (0.3%) due to the increase in the price of still mineral water (1.0%) and soft drinks (0.3%).

On the contrary, they decreased fish and shellfish prices (-5.1%) such as bonito (-14.2%), hake (-8.6%), horse mackerel (-6.0%), mackerel (-4.8%) and wool woolly (-3.3%); Vegetables, pulses including potatoes and other tubers increased products (-4.1%) such as yellow potato (-21.1%), red potato (-20.2%), white (-10.8%), color (-6.4%), yellow sweet potato (-5.7%), pickled pepper (-6.4%), spinach (-6.3%), Chinese onion (-3.8%) and chopped vegetables (-3.1%)); Also, other food items (-0.2%) such as coriander (-4.5%), ground seasonings: yellow pepper (-3.6%), garlic (-2.1%), rocoto pepper (-1.7%) and panca pepper (-1.3%).

In February 2023, out of the 586 products that make up the family basket 385 price increases were recorded, 103 decreased and 98 showed no change. The products that recorded the highest price increase are: strawberries (15.70%), tuition fees for non-public schools (15.14%), leeks (12.20%), mangoes (11 .32%), beets (10.80%), gutted chicken (10.78%), green beans (8.35%) and dry potato (8.13%)

While the low cost products were: yellow potato (-21.11%), huayro potato (-20.19%), bonito (-14.20%), white potato (-10.76%), strong avocado ( -9.34%), blueberries (-9.07%), white grapes (-8.73%) and hake (-8.63%).

The price increase in Metropolitan Lima During the second month of my present year, it is mainly influenced by the mayors’ prizes of eviscerated polling, items of gallina and menú in restaurants, and also the increment of prizes in matrícula escolar no estatal y gasohol, que en conjunto aportaron con 0.327 porcentuales points al resultado of the month; mitigated by lower electricity tariffs and certain foods such as yellow and white potatoes, bonito and strong avocado.

In the catering and hotel sector the prices of beverage services in restaurants and similar establishments increased (0.6%), such as natural non-alcoholic beverages (1.4%), liquefied fruit juices (0.6%), beer served (0.5%) and soft drinks (0.4%); and catering in restaurants and similar establishments (0.5%) due to the increase in the price of grilled meats (0.9%), desserts (0.9%), sandwiches (0.8%), chicken broth (0.7%), pizzas (0.6%), restaurant breakfast (0.6%), restaurant menu (0.5%) and grilled chicken (0.5%).