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05/04/2016
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI), measured in the city of São Paulo by the Economic Research Institute Foundation (Fipe) closed March with an increase of 0.97%, above the February change (0.89%). In the last 12 months, the increase is 10.73%.
The increase was driven mainly by food which rose on average 1.87%, much higher than the index of February (1.02%). They were also more expensive garments, with a variation of 1.47% compared to 0.36% in February.
Personal expenses, high intensity in 1.17% exceeded the result of last month, when the rate had fluctuated at 0.84%.
Already in transport, decreased the rate of increase when going from 1.09% to 0.37%. In the group health, the rate remained stable at 0.71%, and housing, the index decreased by 0.5% from a high of 0.64%.
Source: EBC
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