Among the food increases, the one that recorded a strong jump was can of peas. This product that can be consumed in salads or even on its own is marked an increase of almost 37% compared to the previous month.
The latest revealed it Consumer price index (IPC) of the INDECwhich in January recorded inflation of 20.6% with a strong impact on supermarket shelves.
How much can you buy a can of soaked dried peas? How much does a can of peas cost?
A 220 gram can of soaked dried peas costs money $622 in Buenos Aires, 36.7% more than the previous month when it cost 455 dollars.
It turns out that the category that brings together the vegetables, tubers and legumes suffered an increase of 8.2% in Buenos Aires, 11.1% in the Pampeana area, 13.2% in the Northeast, 16.6% in the Northwest, 8.2% in Cuyo and of 16.4% in Patagonia.
Of course this price is an estimate, since in supermarkets you can find a wide variety of quantities depending on the brand or grams. A 300 gram can of peas can cost between $540 and $1,000. You can get frozen ones of the same size $1,600.
Pea prices vary depending on size or brand. January inflation
In the latest Indec index in January, the largest increase occurred in the Goods and Services category, which rose above the CPI, by 44.4%. Transport follows with 26.3%.
Furthermore, strong increases were recorded in the Health sectors (20.5%), Food and non-alcoholic drinks (20.4%), Restaurants and hotels (19.4%), Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (14%), Clothing and footwear (11.9%) and Education (0.9%).
Source: Clarin
