Panama: CPI up to August Up 6.1%Thursday, September 13, 2012 The consumer price index (CPI) for August grew by 6.1% compared to the same month last year. A statement by the Controller General of the Republic of Panama reads: Panama: Report on CPI, November 2012Thursday, December 13, 2012 The variation in the Consumer Price Index for November compared to October was 0.1%. A statement from the National Institute of Statistics and Census reads: Panama: Transportation Pressures Inflation DownFriday, March 13, 2020 During February in the country the CPI reported -0.3% year-on-year variation, which is partly explained by the behavior of the prices of the transport category. The groups that showed decreases in the National Urban CPI for February compared to January 2020 were: Transportation with 1.3%, Food and non-alcoholic beverages with 0.8%, Recreation and culture with 0.4%, Communications with 0.3%, Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, clothing and footwear, and Health all with 0.1%, reported the General Comptroller of the Republic. Inter Annual Inflation in Panama reaches 5.3%Tuesday, November 13, 2012 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October 2012 compared to October 2011 showed an increase of 5.1% in the districts of Panama and San Miguelito and 5.7 percent in other urban areas. A statement from the National Institute of Statistics and Census reads: Transport Prices Put Downward Pressure on InflationThursday, January 30, 2020 At the end of 2019, Panama reported a negative variation in the Consumer Price Index, a behavior that was determined partly by the prices of air passenger transport. Panama: Annual Inflation 1% in July 2015Thursday, August 13, 2015 In July, the consumer price index recorded a rise of 0.1% accumulating in the first half of the year inflation of 1.4%. From a statement by the Comptroller General of the Republic of Panama: Panama: 2.3% YoY Inflation up to SeptemberTuesday, October 14, 2014 In September the consumer price index recorded a rise of 0.3%, with the categories of Health and Food and Beverages increasing the most. From a statement issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama: Transportation and Beverages Drive Up InflationFriday, February 14, 2020 At the beginning of 2020 in Panama, a positive variation in the Consumer Price Index was reported, a behavior that was determined partly by the prices of Transportation and Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. Guatemala: Annual Inflation 2.58% up to AprilWednesday, May 13, 2015 In April, the consumer price index recorded a rise of 0.34%, explained in most part by a rise in the categories of Food and Restaurants . From a report on inflation by the National Institute of Statistics of Guatemala (INE): Less Inflation in PanamaWednesday, August 13, 2014 In July the consumer price index declined by 0.8% compared to the previous month, with a year over year inflation of 2.2% up to July. From a report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census in Panama: Panama: Annual Inflation to July 4.1%Wednesday, August 14, 2013 The variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July compared to June 2013, showed an increase of 0.3%. From a report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census: Panama: Inflation Remains at 4.7% in JuneMonday, July 16, 2012 The inflation rate in the urban territory was 4.7% as of June 2012. From a press release from the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Panama: Panama: Inflation at 6.5% in JuneThursday, July 14, 2011 The recording is the highest in the last two years as a result of rising prices for transportation, food and beverages. The change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June compared to May 2011 showed an increase in the National Urban of 0.1 percent and Other Urban 0.8 percent, and for the districts of Panama and San Miguelito a decrease of 0.1 percent. Panama: Prices of Services on the RiseWednesday, June 27, 2018 In Panama during May Transportation and Education prices were the items that grew the most, increasing by 3.8% and 3.7% respectively, with respect to 2017. According to figures from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic when comparing the National Urban CPI of May 2018, with its similar figure for 2017, the following increases were observed: Transportation 3.8%; Education 3.7%, Restaurants and hotels 2.7%, Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, and Health both 1.3%, Miscellaneous goods and services 1.2%, Housing, water, electricity and gas with 0.8%, and Recreation and culture 0.3% Economy: How to Explain Price Escalation?Thursday, June 10, 2021 Fifteen months after the beginning of the health and economic crisis, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua are the economies in the region with the highest inflation rates, a behavior that was influenced by increases in fuel and transportation costs. In the second quarter of 2020, a period in which the countries of the region were going through a severe economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, inflation levels were low and in some economies negative variations were reported. |
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