US EditionThe Price of the Total Basket Was Fired in March
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The total (food more non-food) rural and urban basket – used to measure the income needed to buy basic products and services – rose above monthly and annual inflation in March of this year.
The cost of the baskets increased less than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that reached 3.4%. According to INDEC, a family needed $1,434,463.81 to avoid falling into poverty. The cost of the basic baskets slowed down in March, as a result of the advance of general inflation during the same month. The Basic Food Basket (CBA), which measures the indigence line, had its lowest rise in seven months, while the variation of the Total Basic Basket (CBT…
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses reported that it increased by 2.6 per cent compared to February, while it jumped by 30.4 per cent year-on-year. The cumulative variation of the year has already reached 9.6 per cent.
In the year, the Total Basic Basket accumulates an increase of 9.6% while the Food Basic Basket increases 11.6%. In both cases, they exceed inflation of 9.4% in the first quarter. Read more
According to the agency, the Total Basic Basket (CBT) recorded an increase of 2.6% in the third month of 2026.The entry In March, a type family needed more than $1,430,000 to avoid falling into poverty was first published in #BorderPeriodism.
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported that a typical family required an income of at least $1,434,464 in March to avoid falling into poverty, representing a 2.6% increase compared to the previous month and a 30.4% increase year-on-year. Furthermore, they needed at least $658,011 to avoid extreme poverty. In a report, INDEC indicated that the monthly variation in March of the basic food basket (CBA), which only calcul…
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