Increase in the cost of the basic food basket in Brazil was the highest in September

Published 2021년 10월 8일

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The average cost of the basic food basket in Brasília increased by 3.88% in September, the highest among 17 surveyed capitals. The price of sugar and soybean oil increased in all or most capitals, while the price of beans and rice decreased in several capitals. The minimum wage needed to purchase the most expensive basket was estimated to be 5.14 times the current national floor. The Legislative Chamber approved a bill including 14 more items in the list of products with a reduction to 7% in the rate of the Tax on Transactions Related to the Circulation of Goods and Provision of Services (ICMS), effective from January 1st.

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The average cost of the basic food basket in the country's capital grew 3.88% in September, the highest among the 17 capitals surveyed by the Inter-Union Department of Socioeconomic Studies and Statistics (Dieese). Released this week, Dieese's monthly survey shows that, in September, the cost of the basic food basket increased in 11 cities and decreased in four. :: Basic basket increases and the price of French bread shoots up in fourteen capitals :: The biggest increases of the month were registered in Brasília (3.88%), Campo Grande (3.53%), São Paulo (3.53%) and Belo Horizonte (3.49%). The capitals with the most intense falls were João Pessoa (-2.91%) and Natal (-2.90%). See the full picture: Cost of Basic Basket has increased in 11 cities / Reproduction biggest increase In the last 12 months, Brasília registers the biggest increase among the capitals. From September 2020 to September 2021, the percentage of product increase in the country's capital already amounts to 38.56%, ...

Source: Brasildefato