With a 3% increase, Porto Alegre's basic basket is once again the most expensive in the country | Rio Grande do Sul

The value of all foods considered essential in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul has exceeded that of other capitals such as São Paulo (R $ 451.63), Rio de Janeiro (R $ 445.58) $) and Cuiabá (R $ 425.32). The lowest values ​​were found in Salvador (R $ 333.00) and Aracaju (R $ 349.55).

Last month, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul was the fourth most expensive basic basket. However, it recorded one of the highest increases, behind Cuiabá (7.54%), Recife (5.82%), Curitiba (3.84%) and Belém (3.83%). Only five capitals lost values: Campo Grande (-4.51%), Florianópolis (-3.70%), Belo Horizonte (-0.32%), Goiania (-0.23%) and Rio de Janeiro ( -0.10%).

In Porto Alegre, the peak was mainly driven by potatoes, which rose by 25.57%, and milk, whose price increase was 14.48%. The other eight items were more expensive: wheat flour (8.76%), rice (6.56%), meat (4.03%), sugar (3.88%), bread (1.31%), soybean oil (1.25%) and tomato (0.35%).

The price of beans (-3.39%), bananas (-0.77%) and butter (-0.71%) decreased.