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.

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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.

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The newspapers today in Natal have written that flights from Lisbon to Natal will be suspended from October 2008 and also reduced to 1 a week in the future.This is a drastic change to a company that has been flying out 4 times a week to Natal:Tribuna do Norte ,12 Julho.

Dotty,

For some reason the ignore setting has stopped and what do I see, as usual, more misleading information from you.

Here is a translation.....
"No destination served by TAP will be cancelled, this is just a drop in the number of weekly frequencies on some routes with low occupancy rates in the months of lower demand"

Natal's five flight's per week will be reduced to 4 per week in the low season.

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Probably flight discussions belong on the the flight thread, but back to cost of living - Ralph and I exchanged notes on the cost of alcool here a few weeks ago when we commented that he was paying R$1.80 and I just R$1.40.

Now I am paying R$1.80 a litre - anyone else noticed an increase?

I am told this is because we are between harvests of sugar cane???

I saw at one station today it was 1.88 per litre!!! From what I've heard Aracaju has the most expensive price for alcool in the country! Don't ask me why.

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Contrary to our previous comparisions, over the next week or so you seek to find the most expensive in you locale, and I will in mine.

I am advised that the increase in price is because we are now relying on alcool shipped up from the south, rather than local production.

If this were the case in the UK, the government would be sacked by the population - such differences are simply not allowed to exist to prevent another civil war!

In your home country, I don't know - invade yet another country??!! (To all other Americans - this is just British humour...)

Not sure whether you realise that cost of living accounts for flights too!Not sure what article you read,perhaps you would like to post it so we can take a better look..........

EDIT: Full story: A Booming Brazil? Just Another Myth Created by the Press

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A Booming Brazil? Just Another Myth Created by the Press

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G1 > Economia e Negócios - NOTÍCIAS - Copom surpreende e sobe juros para 13% ao ano, a maior alta desde 2003


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