The last week of July closed with a new alert for popular pockets: dairy products and eggs, central foods of the basic basket, increased by 3.8%on average, according to the survey of the LCG consultant. Although the weekly average food and beverages marked a 0.4%drop, that decrease is mainly explained by the decrease in fruit, vegetables and meat prices, while other essential products continued to rise. These items, essential for working families, continue to make more expensive while the government insists on their “inflation control” speech.
Among the most significant increases of the week are:
This trend shows how small casualties in seasonal products (such as fruits and vegetables) do not compensate for the constant increase in essential foods for daily food. Sugar, cocoa, dairy products, are not only part of the daily diet, but often represent the only sources of nutrition more accessible to working families.
August starts with more increases: transport, services and prepaid
On the other hand, after the recent dollar movements, a new price remark is expected. As if food did not reach, the beginning of August adds a new batch of increases in key areas:
These increases directly affect consumption, access to health, transport and housing, hitting those who have less.
A model that adjusts those who have the least for the benefit of the big businessmen
After a week of volatility, the dollar closed at $ 1,375 (at Banco Nación), which anticipates possible new highlights in the next few days. The Government insists on showing a decrease in the consumer price index (1.6% in June) as a triumph of its economic policy, but that decline is not reflected in everyday life. While large economic groups can influence prices and maintain insured profit margins, popular sectors face more and more difficulties to reach the end of the month, even more so when the Minister of Economy maintains the “footprints” peers.
Faced with this panorama, it becomes urgent to resume the streets and organize from below to face an adjustment model imposed by the Government and the IMF regime.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
