Wed. 04/24/2024-12:17
April inflation: economists are already talking about single digits
The desired monthly single-digit inflation that the Government expects would cease to be a mirage in the short term. Economists anticipate that, if certain conditions regarding the evolution of some items that make up the price index are met, the objective would be achieved in April.
Foods play in their favor, slowing down the level of increases due to the abrupt drop in purchasing power and the recession. Instead, they put upward pressure on rate increases and exchange rate adjustments or “crawling” at a rate of 2% per month. The figure managed by the Ministry of Economy is around 7%, below the number expected by consulting firms.
Eco Go, directed by economist Marina Dal Poggetto, foresees different scenarios for inflation in April: one of them proposes an increase of 9.1%, if the increase set by prepaid medicine companies for this month (18%) is included. ) and the fall is not incorporated (due to the measure of rolling back quota prices to December). This would put the interannual variation at 305.2%. Read more.
