2024-01-03 22:06:26
Inflation in December 2023 was 30.4%. The data is published by the Department of Statistics and Trends of the Córdoba Warehouse Center. The accumulated price increase throughout last year was 244.3%.
A family of four needed a monthly income of $556,025 to not be poor and to be able to buy the basics for a month. In the case of indigence, the line is drawn at $253,691.
The increase in prices was felt in the pocket and is reflected in the increase in the Basic Food Basket, which during the last month of the year was 37.1%.
Ranking of main increases in basic foods
In the data collection, we can say that within the significant increase in warehouse products, toilet paper almost reached a 300% increase and sunflower oil exceeded 221%. Dry noodles, one of the main foods, grew in value by 170% during the last twelve months.
- Toilet Paper +289%
- Sunflower Oil + 221%
- Wheat Flour 000 + 176%
- Dry noodles +169%
- Feminine Towels + 162%
- Liquid Clothes Soap + 134%
- Dish detergent + 121%
- Shampoo + 120%
- Salty Crackers + 116%
- Meat J. Square + 93%
- Buttock Meat + 92%
- Carne B. Lomo + 87%
- Pork + 83%
- Bleach + 80%
- Leche sachet + 78%
- Sweet Cookies + 72%
- Cream Cheese + 68%
In other indicators that try to show the “movie” of how family routines changed, it appears that 54.8% of households were not able to access all the foods that make up the Basic Food Basket during the last 31 days (this number increased by 5.5 percentage points compared to November 2023)
And of those who were able to complete the month, 78% were able to do so with state assistance (AUH / Alimentar Card – 21% Refund – Social Card of the Province of Córdoba. and/or others.)
In December 2023, 78.2% of Family Groups spent more than 50% of their total income on food alone.
88.2% of Households had to finance food (44.2% on credit; 39.6% with Credit Cards and/or with borrowed money 4.4%)
58% of Family Groups had to spend money saved to cover essential expenses for the December 2023 period.
27% of Families, during December 2023, sold some asset they owned, to meet essential expenses of their family group.
The main debts in arrears of the families surveyed were during December 2023:
- Credit Cards 40.1%
- Fees, Taxes and Services 28%
- Prepaid Health 11.6%
- Private Education 10.2%
- Credits and Loans 4.3%
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