At the end of last year, the Consumer Price Index in the country reported a 6.1% year-on-year variation, an inflationary rhythm that is higher than the 3.9% registered in December 2018.
After not publishing for several months the information on the behavior of prices in the country, the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) decided to report that in December 2019 the annual inflation was 6.1%.
As a result of the tax reform implemented in February 2019, at the beginning of 2020 the prices of beverages increased, mainly soft drinks sold in plastic containers.
In February of last year, the Ortega regime approved the reform of the Tax Agreement Law, which consisted of increasing income tax from 1% to 2% for medium sized companies with higher incomes, and from 1% to 3% for large taxpayers.
Charging tariffs consistent with the positioning of the brand and communicating its differentials with respect to the competition, is essential to stop competing for price and redirect the strategy according to the value of the product.
Ariel Baños, specialist in price management and founder of Fijaciondeprecios.com, explains three strategies to avoid competing only for the price factor, because in these struggles there are no winners and only attract the least loyal customers.
Convincing the sales team that the increase in the price of the product is necessary, and that they are able to convey the message to customers correctly, is essential when it comes to increasing prices when production costs rise.
Ariel Banos, specialist in price management and founder of Fijaciondeprecios.com, explains five strategies to increase product prices successfully, maintaining profitability and ensuring the viability of the company in the face of rising costs.
Making real sales projections, segmenting prices and designing savings options are some of the strategies that companies can use to protect their profitability in contexts of inflation and recession.
Ariel Baños, price management specialist and founder of Fijciondeprecios.com, details techniques that could help companies avoid negative effects on their finances, when faced with scenarios of rising prices and low dynamism in economic activity.
Since June 1, there has been a 3% increase in the average selling price to the final consumer in the country, going from the cost per megawatt of $219.8 reported in March to $226.5 from this month.
The increase was officialized in La Gaceta on June 18 and the new price per megawatt is applied to each tier that makes up the tariff sheet, which includes residential, commercial, industrial and irrigation tariffs.
In May, the CPI rose 6%, reinforcing the upward trend that has been reported since February.
In February, the indicator stood at 3.3%, in March it was 5.1% and in April, 5.8%. The May figure reinforces the upward trend that is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
During the third month of the year, the CPI registered a 1.82% monthly variation, mainly because of the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
In cumulative terms, domestic inflation was 1.84%, year-on-year inflation was 5.09%, 0.25% higher than in March 2018, while base year-on-year inflation was 5.25% (4.20% in March 2018), reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN).
In December, the FAO food price index fell 4% compared to the same month in 2017, explained by the decline in prices of meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and sugar.
From FAO's monthly report:
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 161.7 points in December 2018, nearly unchanged from its November value as lower dairy and sugar quotations were largely offset by firmer cereal prices and somewhat higher prices of meat and oils. For the whole of 2018, the FFPI averaged 168.4 points, down 3.5 percent from 2017 and almost 27 percent below the highest level of 230 points reached in 2011. Sugar values dropped the most in 2018, with also vegetable oil, meat and dairy prices registering year-on-year decreases. However, international prices of all major cereals rose in 2018.
During the fourth month of the year, the CPI recorded a monthly variation of 0.24%, mainly explained by prices in the sectors of Transport and Recreation and culture.
The end of the year is a good moment to take stock of a company's pricing strategy and assess possible changes.
Ariel Baños, specialist inpricemanagement, explains the main steps to follow in order to successfully define the most appropriate pricing strategy for every organization.
In addition to revolutionizing the concept of transport in cities, Uber is also an example of how trends in price management are changing within companies.
The processes and methods followed by businesses to determine the sales prices of their goods and services are changing as fast as the tastes and preferences of consumers.
With the network of all networks being the main source of information on prices, "companies should not focus on destructive competition, but communicate the differential value of their proposal."
Internet: Excellent for Communicating Prices, Lousy for Communicating Value
Price of a gallon of regular gasoline: Panama $2.34, El Salvador $2.48, Guatemala $2.44, Nicaragua and Honduras, $3.17 and Costa Rica, $3.77.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
New variations with a downward trend which occurred in this week, are due to the significant drop in prices of derivatives and oil, which are caused by the results of the latest OPEC meeting, where member countries reached an agreement on a maximum ceiling for oil production and maintaining the overabundance of supply, coupled with the fact that Iran will join the market next year, once the West has removed the sanctions that it imposed sanctions over its nuclear program. These factors lead to oversupply causing a decline in reference prices.
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