The inflation of 2022 it was the highest in more than a quarter of a century, according to what was reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).
The entity reported a rate of 8.46% and referred to it as a “result higher than the variations registered in the last 26 years (in 1996 it reached 11.84%)”.
Four consumer groups were the ones that mainly explained the inflation of said period, according to the INEI. of all, food and non-alcoholic beverages Y transportation They stood out with a price variation of 15.21% and 11.30%, respectively.
Other cases were also restaurants and hotels (9.49%) and accommodation, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (4.23%).
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At the level of foods with the highest price hike tubercles such as papa huayro (135.3%) or the yellow potato (130.4%).
Something similar, but to a lesser extent, was observed with chicken eggs, with a variation of 47%. The prices of fruits such as passion fruit and lemon also showed a similar behavior: 67.6% and 65%, in each case.
“In transportation, the prices of spare parts and accessories for personal transportation equipment, such as new tires, increased,” the entity reported.
The INEI also highlighted that there was an increase in prices at the level of “local transport (13.5%) such as bus and minibus (21.5%), combi (13.1%), mototaxi (11.7%) and taxi (9.0%). ”.
