2024-08-07 09:54:39
Although the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) assures that the families They can buy a basic basket with prices ranging between 800 and 1,030 pesos in the central area of the country, in an exercise carried out by 24 HORAS in two supermarkets and a public market it was identified that these costs rise between 15% y 35%.
The data that Profeco shared in its weekly monitor on July 15 within the program Who’s Who in Prices and that it presents in the morning conference of National Palace, A basic basket does not exceed a thousand pesos, however, when visiting markets and two of the main self-service stores such as Walmart y Chedrauiwe found that the prices are much more expensive in reality.
This calculation can increase even further depending on the number of members in each family and also on the inflation rate, which in the first half of July alone stood at 5.61%.
The minimum wage in Mexico at the moment is 7 thousand 468 pesos per month, so the Families face a real problem to obtain basic household supplies.
For this exercise we sought to choose the best products recommended by Profeco in its Consumer Magazine, This is with the aim of making quality purchases and improving the health of individuals.
Selected brands included products such as 123 Oil, SOS Rice, Classic Tuny Tuna, Rosa Venus Soap and Bimbo White Bread.
In the case of Walmart, the total cost of the 24 products that make up the basket and with the quantities specified in the Profeco, (although jalapeño peppers were not found), totaled 1,456.55 pesos.
At Chedraui, a shortage of toilet soap, jalapeño peppers and toilet paper corresponding to those recommended by the government agency was found, so substitutes were purchased, at a total cost of 1,312.76 pesos, well above the 800 pesos highlighted by Profeco.
In the case of the public market, the one in the Río Blanco neighborhood was visited, where it was more difficult to acquire the quality products recommended by Profeco, since they were not available, so they had to be replaced anyway. by other brands giving a cost of 1,219 pesos.
“Going to the supermarket costs us about 4 thousand pesos, So we go to a market to buy some basic things and we are not bringing everything we need,” said Edgar Martinez, interviewed at a market.
Profeco, together with the corresponding authorities, take as a reference the food basket made by the Coneval, Therefore, in order to carry out the calculations, a list of basic products is taken into account, as well as other products that are highly consumed in the country, so the best quality ones may not necessarily be included.
“Inflation has increased prices in froutes, legumes, vegetables, services, electric energy, hydrocarbons, among many other segments…,” said the National Alliance of Small Merchants (Anpec).
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2024-08-07 09:54:39