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Originally Posted by JMBroad
Ouch. I'd probably still save money as I eat out so much (being a lazy bachelor) simply because food is so much cheaper in restaurants in Brazil compared to Spain but with regards to Electricity, according to that comparison, it's a lot cheaper in Spain.
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Speaking of food, inflation is hitting it hard here in Brazil. Especially for those that only make 1 to 2.5 minimum wages per month.
Today's Globo.com
Inflação para baixa renda sobe para 9,11% em 12 meses
Em junho, alta do IPC-C1 foi de 1,29%.
Alta dos alimentos responde por quase 80% do indicador.
A disparada dos preços dos alimentos voltou a puxar a alta dos preços para a população de baixa renda em junho. O Índice de Preços ao Consumidor – Classe 1 (IPC-C1), que mede a inflação para as famílias com renda entre um e 2,5 salários mínimos, registrou variação de 1,29% no mês. A taxa é pouco menor que a registrada no mês anterior, quando ficou em 1,38%.
Nos seis primeiros meses do ano, o índice acumula alta de 5,97% e, nos últimos 12 meses, a elevação é de 9,11%.
Em todas as comparações, o IPC-C1 supera as taxas para o conjunto da população, calculada pelo Índice de Preços ao Consumidor (IPC-BR). No mês passado, o IPC-BR ficou em 0,77%. Já o acumulado no ano ficou em 3,84% e em 12 meses, 5,96%.
Peso dos alimentos
Segundo a Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), as taxas maiores são resultado da alta dos preços dos alimentos, que têm maior peso sobre o IPC-C1 do que sobre o IPC-BR. Na passagem de maio para junho, os alimentos tiveram alta de 18,88%, elevando para 79% o impacto do grupo sobre o resultado geral do IPC-C1.
Em 12 meses, tiveram destaque as altas registradas pelo arroz branco (45,78%), feijão carioquinha (137,51%), batata inglesa (19,39%) e carnes bovinas (44,13%).
Também contribuíram para o acréscimo da taxa do IPC-C1 nos últimos 12 meses os grupos habitação (de 2,05% para 2,32%), saúde e cuidados pessoais (de 3,54% para 4,04%) e vestuário (de 4,84% para 5,43%). A taxa do grupo transportes repetiu em junho, a taxa acumulada em 12 meses até maio, que foi de 2,52%.
Em contrapartida, os grupos educação, leitura e recreação (de 5,04% para 4,79%) e despesas diversas (de 4,94% para 4,60%) registraram decréscimos em suas taxas de variação em 12 meses.
G1 > Economia e Negócios - NOTÃCIAS - Inflação para baixa renda sobe para 9,11% em 12 meses
Babelfish translation;
Inflation for low income goes up for 9,11% in 12 months. In June, high of the IPC-C1 it was of 1,29%.
High of foods it answers almost for 80% of the pointer.
The gone off one of the prices of foods came back to pull high of the prices toward the low income population in June. The Index of Prices to the Consumer - Classroom 1 (IPC-C1), that it measures the inflation for the families with income between one and 2,5 minimum wages, registered variation of 1,29% in the month. The tax is little lesser that the registered one in the previous month, when it was in 1,38%. In the six first months of the year, the index accumulates high of 5,97% e, in last the 12 months, the rise is of 9,11%.
In all the comparisons, the IPC-C1 surpasses the taxes for the set of the population, calculated for the Index of Prices to Consumidor (IPC-BR). In the passed month, the IPC-BR was in 0,77%. Already the gathered in the year was in 3,84% and 12 months, 5.96%.
Weight of foods
According to Getulio Foundation Vargas (FGV), the taxes biggest are resulted of the high one of the prices of the foods, that have greater weight on the IPC-C1 of what on the IPC-BR. In the ticket of
May to June, the foods had had high of
18,88%, raising for 79% the impact of the group on the general result of the IPC-C1. In
12 months, they had had has detached high the registered ones for the
white rice (45.78%), beans carioquinha (137.51%), English potato (19.39%) and bovine meats (44.13%).
Also they had contributed for the addition of the tax of the IPC-C1 in last the 12 months the groups personal habitation (of 2,05% for 2,32%), health and cares (of 3,54% for 4,04%) and clothes (of 4,84% for 5,43%). The tax of the group transports repeated in June, the tax accumulated in 12 months until May, that was of 2,52%. On the other hand, the groups diverse education, reading and recreation (of 5,04% for 4,79%) and expenditures (of 4,94% for 4,60%) had registered decreases in its taxes of variation in 12 months.