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The General Price Index - Market (IGP-M) closed the month of January with deflation of 0.44%, according to data released this Thursday (29) by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). The rate is the lowest since September 2005 when it was negative at 0.53%. The IGP-M is used to adjust most of the contracts of rent.
The deflation of the indicator also the second consecutive month. In December, had been in -0.13%.
The impetus for the decline of the IGP-M came from the wholesale price, which retreated on average 0.95% in the period. The previous month the rate was of -0.42%. In the original cut for the fall came from industrial products, which were 1.48% cheaper, after registering 0.48% decline from the previous month. Have agricultural products rose 0.55%, following a deflation of 0.28% in December.
In stages by cutting production, the index for finished goods ranged -0.44% in January. In December, this product group showed variation of -0.41%. Contributed to the slowdown subgroup vehicles and accessories, whose rate of change decreased from -0.93% to -6.45%.
Consumer prices rise
Even with the decline of the IGP-M, the consumer prices were high in January. Component of the indicator, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had change of 0.75% in January. In the previous month, the variation was from 0.58%.
The main contribution came from high-education group, whose rate fell from 0.40% to 2.30%, pulled the item formal courses, with a high of 3.67%. also had high rates of food groups (from 0.82% to 0.96%), transport (from 0.50% to 0.85%) and miscellaneous expenditure (from 0.22% to 0.36%).
In contrast, the housing group (from 0.45% to 0.30%), clothing (from 0.58% to 0.22%) and health and personal care (from 0.71% to 0.49%) recorded decreases in their rates of change.
Construction
Third component of the IGP-M, the National Index of Construction Cost (INCC) recorded in January, variation of 0.26% above the result of the previous month of 0.22%. Groups services and labor-had increases in their rates of change, from 0.75% to 1.02% and 0.03% to 0.17%, respectively. The materials group showed a reduction in their rate of variation of 0.31% to 0.20%.
Source: G1
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