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The urban basic food basket continues to show moderate price movements, according to records for 2024 and 2025. The data reflects that, although there were increases in several products in the last year, the overall variation remains contained, suggesting a more stable environment compared to previous periods.
When analyzing the monthly cost per family, the urban basic food basket went from $256.74 in october 2024 to $250.75 in september 2025 and $250.06 in october 2025, indicating a slight annual decrease in the total cost.
Overall, the 2025 basic food basket maintains a lower total cost with occasional increases, due to reductions in some groups such as vegetables, fruits, and fluid milk, which offset increases in grains and tortillas.
Monthly variation between september and october 2025
In the monthly measurement, the basic food basket showed a slight decrease between september (US$250.79) and october (US$250.06) of 2025, representing a reduction of 0.73 cents in monthly family spending.
Product behavior between september and october:
• Bread: Decreased from 0.1622 to 0.1568.
• Tortillas: Marginal decrease from 0.2678 to 0.2652.
• Rice: Remained stable at 0.0863.
• Meats: Decreased from 0.5132 to 0.5118.
• Vegetables: Slight reduction from 0.2169 to 0.2164.
• Fluid milk and fruits: Minimal decreases, contributing to the overall adjustment.
This monthly reduction, although small, indicates a easing of pressure on food prices, easing the burden on urban household budgets.
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