Only a few companies are aware of the true impact of a proper strategy and price management on the profitability of the organization.
Ariel Baños, pricing specialist and founder of Fijaciondeprecios.com, explains why it is critical for organizations to control the variable with the most impact on their results, and details the five reasons for implementing a pricing area in companies:
In the 8th month of the year, the price indices for buildings and social housing registered year-on-year variations of 5.1% and 5.4%, respectively.
From the National Institute of Statistics and Census press release:
The construction price indexes based on February 2012, are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works.
Regular gasoline gallon price: Costa Rica $4.28, Nicaragua $3.99, Honduras $3.83, El Salvador $3.57, Guatemala $3.38, and Panama $3.21.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador report:
As a result of the last meeting held by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algeria last September 23rd together with countries not belonging to the organization led by Russia, it was agreed not to increase the production of crude oil despite the deficit generated by the third largest producer of the organization (Iran), due to the financial sanctions imposed by the United States; This has directly impacted the international prices in a notorious tendency to increase in the last weeks, since there will be less product (crude oil and all its products) to offer before a growing demand, and that the United States by itself cannot cover, unless OPEC increases its production, a subject that will be taken up until the meeting on December 3rd in Vienna, Austria.
The consumer price index recorded a monthly variation of 0.22% in the ninth month of the year, mostly explained by the positive effect of transport and clothing and footwear prices.
From the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Costa Rica report:
From the 315 goods and services that constitute the consumer basket, 54% increased in price, 36% decreased in price and 10% did not change.
In September, the FAO food price index decreased 7% compared to the same month in 2017, explained by the decline in prices of meat, dairy products, cereals and vegetable oils.
of the monthly report FAO:
» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 165.4 points in September 2018, down 2.3 points (1.4 Percent) from August and some 13 points (7.4 percent) below its level in the corresponding period last year.
The Central Bank explained that the short-term loan of almost $870 million to the Ministry of Finance will have no impact on inflation.
From a statement issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica:
September 25, 2018.In accordance with what is authorized by Costa Rican legislation, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) agreed, on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, to the acquisition of Treasury Notes, issuedby the Ministry of Finance, for an amount of ¢498,858.8 million.
Price of a gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.31, Nicaragua $3.90, Honduras $3.81, El Salvador $3.51, Guatemala $3.40 and Panama $3.23.
From a report by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
According to the latest report provided by the International Energy Agency (AIE) gasoline stocks went down by approximately 1.7 million barrels per week, but it was not so for distillates and diesel which had a slight increase in their reserves, of approximately 0.8 million barrels per week.
Indices for prices of buildings and low-income housing registered interannual variations of 5.1% and 5.4%, respectively, in the eighth month of the year.
From a statement issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
The price indexes of base construction in February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works.They are composed of the price index of buildings, the price index of affordable housing, and a group of eighteen price indices of raw materials and special services.
Price of a gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.3, Nicaragua $4, Honduras $3.8, El Salvador $3.51, Guatemala $3.47 and Panama, $3.25.
From a report by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The meteorological report for the Gulf of Mexico, offered at the beginning of the week of September 3, caused increases in the prices of petroleum products, including distillates such as diesel, due to the imminent passage of tropical storm "Gordon". This climatic event threatened to become a hurricane, which put on alert all oil rig areas, approximately 54 platforms (Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana) which were evacuated before the arrival of the storm, in addition floods of up to 1.5 meters were expected to occur due to the rising tide, in some refining areas.
Price of a gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.34, Nicaragua $3.96, Honduras $3.79, El Salvador $3.51, Guatemala $3.42 and Panama $3.25.
From a report by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
According to the latest report from the Energy Information Administration Agency (EIA), gasoline stocks grew close to 1.2 million barrels at the end of the week, while distillates and diesel increased by approximately 1.8 million barrels, the increase recorded, confirms the favorable moment for refineries because the production rate has remained at 98.1%, providing sufficient supply to the market.
In July, the FAO food price index registered the sharpest monthly decline since December 2017, due to a reduction in the prices of all the food in it.
From the monthly FAO report:
» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 168.8 points in July 2018, down as much as 6.5 points (3.7 percent) from June and 10.3 points (3.7 percent) from the corresponding period last year.
The search for the ideal margin is an aim that keeps a lot of business owners up late at night, but this kind of reasoning does not always help them be more profitable.
In general, those who ask themselves what price they should set for their product, start from an incorrect premise: using the cost as a starting point.
Ariel Baños, expert economist in pricing strategy and founder of Fijaciondeprecios.com, explains that calculating sales prices based on the associated cost and applying the margin you want to obtain, is a paradigm that must be broken.
The price indices for buildings and low-income housing registered year-on-year variations of 6.8% and 6.4%, respectively, in the sixth month of the year.
From a statement issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
The price indexes of base construction in February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works. They are composed of the price index of buildings, the price index of affordable housing, and a group of eighteen price indices of raw materials and special services.
Price of a gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.34, Nicaragua $3.95, Honduras $3.78, El Salvador $3.52, Guatemala $3.50 and Panama $3.24.
From a report by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
August 13, 2018.The trends that have led to fuel prices experiencing highs and lows are due to fears about trade disputes between the United States and China, which has led to reduceddemand, since the Asian country is the world's largest importer of oil and its derivatives.