In june 2024, the general CPI index was 131.09, with a monthly variation of 0.29%, figures explained by increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages, restaurants and hotels among other services; while transportation. furniture, household items, registered the main monthly decreases.
The Índice General de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) in june 2024 increased from 130.71 in the month of may to 131.09, showing a monthly increase of 0.29%, such variation being 0.10 percentage points higher than the result of may 2024.
For the sixth month of 2024, a higher monthly variation is observed with respect to june 2023, where the variation was 0.24% (driven by food and non-alcoholic beverages. transportation and restaurants and hotels).
The divisions with the largest positive monthly variations are: Food and non-alcoholic beverages with 1.25% (watermelon and tomato); Restaurants and hotels with 0.42% (pupusa and lunch) and Accommodation, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with 0.34% (firewood and House rent).
In june 2024, the top five products that contributed the most to the monthly CPI rise are: Tomato, potato, lunch, watermelon and orange counterbalanced by the downward price behavior of some products, such as: special Gasoline, Regular Gasoline, lemon, chicken egg and air travel.
Annual inflation was 1.48% in june 2024, 2.31 percentage points lower than a year earlier, when it was 3.78%.
The accumulated IPC inflation as of june 2024 was 1.35%, 0.25 percentage points higher than the same month of the previous year, when it was 1.10%.