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Higher prices for fuels, some food and household items influenced the inflation index during the first half of 2018, in its cumulative change to 2.03% and year-to-date, to 4%. , 15%.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a change of 0.41% in June, according to the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH), the heading "food and non-alcoholic beverages" presenting the most large contribution in the order of 0.13 percentage point (pp).
The monthly change in this article is mainly due to the increase in prices of certain foods such as: red beans, corn, potatoes, peppers, cabbages, lettuce, tomatoes, oranges and bananas; however, lower prices have been recorded in some dairy products and in eggs.
For its part, "fuels, water, electricity, gas and other
" contributed 0.11 percentage point, mainly because of: rental housing services; l & # 39; electricity; Gas kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The "transport" influenced with 0.07 points, and with the previous two account for 75.6 percent of the total inflation of the month, according to the same report from the Central Bank of Honduras
The effects prices of fuel, electricity and certain foods increased at the national level
The Northern Rest Areas (Atlántida) recorded the highest inflation in June (0.82). %), followed by western Honduras (0.48%), due to higher prices for some foods of agricultural origin, those prepared and consumed in restaurants, some drugs, clothing and personal hygiene items.
Monthly inflation was moderate in the rest of Central Region or Comayagua (0.43%), a metropolitan center that refers to Tegucigalpa (0.36%), Metropolitan North, ie San Pedro Sula (0.32%) and East, with Jut icalpa and Danlí (0.26%)
Meanwhile, the southern region (Choluteca) had the lowest monthly change (0.23% ), since, although the price of furniture and clothing has been recorded, prices are lower in some foods, especially dairy products.
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