By Artur Piva
Some staple foods of the Brazilian table closed the month of March with price increases above inflation.
The list includes chicken eggs, long-life milk, bread, rice, and beans.
On average, prices in March were 4.65% higher than 12 months before, according to the Broad Consumer Price Index, measured by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
For the same interval, the value of carioca beans rose by 22.65% and rice by 12.28%.
Eggs, another staple food on the Brazilian table, were 19.98% more expensive – in other words, four times more expensive than the average inflation rate for the period.
The value of long-life milk, in turn, increased by 18.78%.
The IBGE data show that about 110 food and beverage items are more expensive than in the same month in 2022.
The extensive list ranges from fundamental items such as butter (17.35%), cheese (15.4%), and manioc (5.88%) to less essential ones such as beer (6.7%), wine (5.66%), and soft drinks and mineral waters (7.8%).
With information from Revista Oeste
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