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Brazilian worked less to buy basic food basket in March

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SÃO PAULO - The Brazilian receiving a minimum wage (R $ 465) had to work less in March, in comparison with the previous month, to buy essential food goods. According to the Dieese (Inter Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies), on average, the employee meet required 96 hours and 28 minutes to acquire the basic food basket in the third month of 2009.

According to Dieese, this time is the lowest since the early rising food prices in July 2007, when the worker needed 92 hours and 37 minutes to buy a basket.

According to data from the National Survey of the basic basket, released this Monday (6), in February, this time was 100 hours and 21 minutes. In comparison with March 2008, when the basket consumed 102 hours and 16 minutes, was recorded decline in the number of hours worked in the third month this year.

Porto Alegre worked for more pay
Of the 17 analyzed capital, Porto Alegre was the place where most people had to work to get buy the basic food basket in February: 112 hours and 57 minutes.

Then came the residents of the cities of Rio de Janeiro (107 hours and 57 minutes), São Paulo (104 hours and 59 minutes) and Victoria (103 hours and 06 minutes). Already the capital where people had to work were less Aracaju (79 hours and 11 minutes), John Person (82 hours and 40 minutes) and Recife (83 hours and one minute).

Ranking
Check in the table below, the working time required for the acquisition of basic food basket in the month of March 2009, by city:

Location     City                                Hours worked
1                  Porto Alegre                  112h57min
2                  Rio de Janeiro               107h57min
3                  Sao Paulo                      104h59min
4                  Win                                 103h06min
5                  Brasília                           102h54min
6                  Manaus                           102h19min
7                  Florianópolis                  101h21min
8                  Curitiba                           99h37min
9                  Goiânia                           98h59min
10               Belo Horizonte                97h44min
11               Bethlehem                       96h04min
12               Salvador                          91h30min
13               Christmas                        90h43min
14               Fortress                           84h47min
15               Recife                              83h01min
16               João Pessoa                  82h40min
17               Aracaju                            79h11min


Source: Dieese


Source: Infomoney

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