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The prices of essential inputs continue to rise at a higher rate than the general CPI.
The basic baskets rose again above average inflation; they increased by 2.6% last month, while the CPI marked 1.7%; they are used to measure poverty and indigence, respectively.
The report was published this Thursday by the INDEC, along with the inflation figure that was 1.7%.And, in order not to be considered indigent the type family needed a total of 726,459 pesos.
The rise was the same for the total basic basket (CBT) and for food (CBA). In the first case it was the biggest increase in five months. Almost one point more than inflation and it marks a strong pressure on those who have the lowest income. The cost of the total basic basket (CBT), which is [...]
The Total Basic Basket (CBT), which delimits the poverty line, increased by 2.6% in August 2026, so a type family of four members (two adults and two boys of school age) needed $1,605,497 to be non-poor, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).The CBT accumulated a [...] The entry A type family needed more than $1.6 million in August to be non-poor was first published in Diario La Voz del Chaco.
The cost of basic baskets exceeded general inflation and raised the income needed to meet food needs and not be poor. The post Inflation: The type family needed $1,605,497 to avoid falling into poverty during August appeared first on El Intranssigente: Latest news from Argentina and the world in real time.
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