El Salvador's urban basic food basket hits $269.15, highest price since 2001
El Salvador's urban basic food basket stood at $269.15 in September, the highest price since January 2001, when it cost $128.40, according to the National Statistics and Census Office (Onec). The figure represents a $4.42 increase from August ($264.73) and $18.31 from January ($250.82). The rural basket stood at $191.03, up $1.40 from August and $7.76 so far this year. Onec attributes the increases to a rise in inflation driven by the conflict in the Middle East and the impact of El Niño.
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- The urban basic basket reached $269.15 in September, its highest level since January 2001.
- It rose $4.42 from August and $18.31 from January, when it cost $250.82.
- The rural basket stood at $191.03, up $1.40 from August and $7.76 so far this year.
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