The National Consumer Price Index (INPC), which measures the change in the shopping basket of families with incomes of up to five minimum wages, registered inflation of 0.69% in December and closed the year with a price increase of 5.93% . The rates were above those recorded by the IPCA, which measures official inflation, in the period, respectively 0.62% and 5.79%.
The December rate was above that observed by the INPC in November, of 0.38%, but below that registered by the indicator in December 2021, of 0.73%. In 2021, the accumulated INPC stood at 10.16%.
In December, food products registered a price increase of 0.74%, while non-food products had inflation of 0.67%. In the accumulated result for the year, food items had a rate of 11.91%, while non-food products increased by 4.08%.
