:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/OM3S43JW2RASRNM4J2A7RISQ44.jpg "INEI: Puerto Maldonado, Cerro de Pasco, Cusco and Puno are the cities in Peru with the highest annual inflation")
During the second month of the year, consumer prices increased in twenty-five cities in Peru, but five recorded the greatest variations, these were Puerto Maldonado (2.44%), Pucallpa ( 1.34%), Tacna (1.19%), Abancay (1.14%) and Cusco (1.09%), informed the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).
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and with a significant increase, varying in an interval between 1.00% and 0.75%, three cities are located: Moyobamba (0.94%), Iquitos (0.93%) and Arequipa (0.86%). While, varying in a range between 0.75% and 0.50%, there are five cities such as Ayacucho (0.74%), Cerro de Pasco (0.54%), Tarapoto (0.65%) , Ica (0.60%) and Trujillo (0.58%) . %).
During February 2023, the blocking of main accesses to the cities has had repercussions onrestoration of various products in the markets of the country, Puerto Maldonado being the city most affected by the high fuel cost. Likewise, Pucallpa, Abancay, Tacna and Cusco, all located in the southern region of the country.
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Within a narrower range, with variations between 0.50% and 0.25%, where the national average (0.43%), eight cities such as Moquegua (0.50%), Chiclayo (0.49%), Lima Metropolitan (0.29%), Piura (0.29%), Cajamarca (0.47% ) and Chachapoyas (0.41%) were located. , Huancayo (0.37%) and Huaraz (0.34%).
Finally, with minor positive variations at 0.25%, four cities were identified as Chimbote (0.25%), Huancavelica (0.20%), Puno (0.14%) and Huánuco (0.08%). On the other hand, the only city that registers a negative variation is Tumbes with -0.16%.
Between March 2022 and February 2023, five cities show a cBehavior with higher rates at 11.00%, the leader of the group is Puerto Maldonado (17.43%), followed by Cerro de Pasco (12.27%), Cusco (11.82%) and Puno (11.19%), as well as Ica with (11.12%).
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With variations, within a range between 11.0% and 10.0%, five cities are located as Ayacucho (10.98%), Huaraz (10.98%), Arequipa (10.57%), Tacna ( 10.42%) and Trujillo (10.00%).
Likewise, with fluctuations between 10.00% and 9.00%, there are four cities like Abancay (9.91%), Huancavelica (9.76%), Moquegua (9.90%) and Iquitos (9 .65%).
And included in the range from 9.00% to 8.00%, where the national result (8.99%), five cities are observed such as Tarapoto (8.88%), Pucallpa (8.71%), Cajamarca (8.76%), Huancayo (8.23%) and the metropolis of Lima ( 8.65%).
Ranging from 8.00% to 7.00%, there are five cities like Huánuco (7.76%), Chachapoyas (7.68%), Chiclayo (7.72%), Piura (7.65%) and Chimbote (7.21%). Finally, with a growth of less than 7.0% there are two towns Tumbes (6.55%) on the coast Moyobamba 6.22% in the jungle.