As of December last year, the FAO food price index was up 13% over the same month in 2018, explained by rising prices of meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and sugar.
From the monthly report of the FAO:
» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 181.7 points in December 2019, up 4.4 points (2.5 percent) from November, marking the third month of consecutive increase.
After the Consumer Price Index reported a 2.03% year-on-year variation at the end of 2018, in December 2019 the inflationary rhythm dropped to 1.52%.
The groups with greater contribution to the variation of the CPI in December 2019 were: Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Transportation, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).
During December 2019, the CPI registered a 3.4% variation with respect to the same month of the previous year, an inflationary rhythm higher than the 2.3% reported at the end of 2018.
The most important inflation levels of December 2019 are the following: a monthly inflation of 0.60% was registered, an inflationary rhythm of 3.41% and an accumulated inflation of 3.41%, informed the National Statistics Institute (INE).
In Guatemala, between January and November of last year, the price of 3/8" diameter, corrugated, legitimate iron rod fell 9%, and that of structural galvanized steel sheet, die-cut, 26 gauge, fell 5%.
The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the price variations of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the representative basket of inputs used in the construction activity, using December 2018=100 as the base month.
In the eleventh month of the year, the unit of the polarized box outlet in the country grew 5% compared to November 2018, and the foot of stranded electric cable No. 12 did not register variation.
The average from January to November 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, showed increases in the Indexes of the current collector unit for polarized box in 10.6%, the foot of Zinc N°26 galvanized corrugated in 2.2%, the yard of Stone N°4 in 2.1%, and the yard of Sand in 1.8%, informed the General Comptroller of the Republic.
In Costa Rica, the price indexes of buildings and social interest housing registered in the tenth month of the year -0.58% and -0.63%, respectively.
From the National Institute of Statistics and Census statement:
The price indexes of construction base 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.
In November, a 3.2% year-on-year increase was reported in the Consumer Price Index, above the 2.5% recorded in October 2019.
The consumer price index (CPI) in November recorded a 0.37% variation with regard to October 2019. Accumulated inflation for the January-November 2019 period reached 3.45%, while annualized inflation, measured from November 2018 to November 2019, stood at 3.23%, informed the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
During November, the CPI registered a 2.9% variation with respect to the same month of 2018, an inflationary rhythm higher than the 4.2% rate reported in October.
The most important inflation levels in November 2019 are as follows: 0.44% monthly inflation, 2.92% inflation and 2.79% accumulated inflation, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).
During November, the CPI in Honduras registered a 3.8% variation with respect to the same month in 2018, an inflationary rhythm lower than the 4.1% rate reported in October.
The monthly variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 0.30% in November 2019, lower than that recorded in the same month of 2018 and 2017 (0.53% and 0.49%, in order), the increase in the index reflects the rise in prices in some food products and fuels, reported the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH).
In Costa Rica, the inflationary rhythm slowed for the fourth consecutive month, as in November the CPI reported a year-on-year variation of 1.86%, below the 2.07% reported in October.
During November, the goods and services that showed the greatest positive effect were: onion, gasoline and tourist packages. On the other hand, automobiles, papaya and tomatoes were among the main ones with the greatest negative effect, informed the National Institute of Statistics and Census.
Last month FAO's food price index rose 10% from November 2018, explained by rising prices of meat, dairy products and vegetable oils.
From FAO's monthly report:
» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 177.2 points in November 2019; up 4.7 points (2.7 percent) from October and 15.4 points (9.5 percent) from the corresponding period last year.
In the first ten months of the year, the price of 3/8" diameter iron rod, corrugated and legitimate, fell 9% in Guatemala, and that of structural galvanized steel sheet, die-cut, 26 gauge, fell 5%.
The Construction Materials Price Index -IPMC-, elaborated by the National Statistics Institute (INE), measures the variations of the prices of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that integrate the representative basket of inputs that are used in the construction activity, using as base month December 2018=100.
In September, the Consumer Price Index in El Salvador reported a monthly variation of -0.15%, partly explained by price declines in the Clothing and Footwear and Transport divisions.
From the General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses report:
The behavior of the CPI regarding August 2019, is mainly explained by decreases of 0.77% in Clothing and Footwear and 0.64% in Transport; with which the accumulated inflation for September 2019 is -0.27%, lower variation to the registered in the same period of the previous year (0.85%).
In October, the Consumer Price Index rose 2.5% year-on-year, up from 2% in September 2019.
The consumer price index (CPI) in October 2019 registered a 0.67% variation with respect to the month of September, placing accumulated inflation from January to October at 3.06%, explains a report by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
In the tenth month of the year, the unit of the polarized box outlet in Panama grew 8% over October 2018, and the foot of stranded electric cable No. 12 decreased 6%.
From the report of the General Comptroller of the Republic:
The average from January to October 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, showed increases in the Price Indices (IP) of the current collector unit for polarized box in 11.2%, the foot of Zinc N°26 galvanized corrugated in 2.7%, the foot of Carriola N°4 and the yard of Stone N°4, both in 2.1%. Likewise, the IP of the Sand yard increased by 1.7% and the IP of the clay block by 0.1%. In contrast, the IP of the foot of Stranded Electric Cable N°12 decreased by 6.2%, of the 30-foot section of the "½" steel rod by 3.0%, of the 10-foot section of the PVC plastic pipe by 2.5% and of the 94-pound bag of gray cement by 2.0%. In addition, the IP of the hundredth cement block N°4 was reduced by 1.7%, the cubic meter of ready-mixed concrete by 1.6% and the foot of unbrushed spaced wood by 0.2%.