Inflation this year has been reaching levels that have not been felt for a long time. The latest IPCA (Consumer Price Index – Broad) released by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), for the month of October, pointed to an increase of 1.25% – the highest increase for the month since 2002.
In 2021, the indicator accumulates high of 8.24% and, if considering the last 12 months, 10.67%. Fuels are among the items that pull the index. But, according to the IBGE, peppers pull the line for the biggest highs of the year, with 82% accumulated from January to October. The food is followed by ethanol (51.25%) and then refined sugar (41%).
Check out the main items hit by inflation this year:
But there are also some items that suffered deflation and helped to hold the IPCA rise a little. Banana d’água, also known as dwarf banana, had a drop of about 24%. In addition, apples, with a 23% decline, and oranges, 22%, were some of the products that had a reduction in price in 2021. Check out the top 10:
Reference: CNN Brasil
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