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Cigarettes and drugs rise in inflation prior official

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IPCA-15 was 0.59% in May, according to IBGE
Food prices also rose higher.

The inflation index calculated by the Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15), considered a preview of the official inflation had accelerated rapidly in May. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the index rose from 0.36% in April to 0.59%. In 12 months, the IPCA-15 has accumulated a 5.44%.

The major impetus for higher inflation came from price of cigarettes and drugs, which rose an average of 18.42% and 3.21% respectively. Together, these accounted for high 0.26 percentage point in the index. Also pressed the indicator items electricity, an increase of 1.85%, and domestic employees (1.35%).

Among foods, the high rose from 0.20% in April to 0.29% in May. The highlight was the pasteurized milk (from 0.99% to 6.26%), primarily responsible for raising the rate of one month to another.

Were more expensive, too, a kilo of potatoes (from 10.22% to 18.47%), meat (from -1.98% to 0.74%) and tomatoes (from -3.75% to 6.69%). On the other hand, refined sugar (from 7.81% to 1.05%), sugar (3.85% to -1.33%) and vegetables (from 5.56% to -5.39%) had prices less than one month to another.

The IPCA-15 research families with income ranging from 1 to 40 minimum wages in 11 metropolitan regions (Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Sao Paulo, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador, Curitiba, Brasília and Goiânia).




Source: G1

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