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Bill rises less and inflation loses power for a second week

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IPC-S increased from 0.26% to 0.21% in the third week of August.
Food inflation, however, almost doubled against the previous week
 
The inflation measured by the Index of Consumer Prices - Weekly (IPC-S) ended the third week of August at 0.21% for the second consecutive weekly decline. Last week, the IPC-S had changed 0.26%, according to the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). The rate is the lowest since the fourth week of June, when it ranged 0.12%.

Among the groups that make up the IPC-S, the rate of housing had the greatest influence of low on the index, from 0.57% in the second week of the month to 0.44%. The high rate of residential electricity weakened, falling from 2.87% to 1.73%, influencing the fall.

Of the seven groups surveyed, five had also decrease in their rates of change: apparel (from -0.49% to -0.62%), health and personal care (from 0.20% to 0.10%), education , reading and recreation (from 0.14% to -0.04%), miscellaneous (from -0.10% to -0.14%) and transport (from 0.34% to 0.31%).

Food prices, however, rose more in the transition from second to third week of August: a group rate was 0.23%, almost double from 0.12% the previous week. This movement was influenced by the fresh food - fruits and vegetables (-2.09% to 0.55%) and fruits (5.16% to 6.94%) - as 13 of the 21 items in this group are experiencing decreases in their rates of change



Source: G1

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