Inflation: see list of prices that rose the most in the first half of 2022

The Brazilian pocket was not immune to inflation in the first half of 2022. In the year to June, the IPCA (Broad Consumer Price Index) rose 5.49%, informed this Friday (8) the IBGE ( Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics).

Of the nine groups of products and services surveyed in the indicator, eight had price hikes in the same period. The clothing segment had the highest inflation in the year to June: 9.14%.

Among the sub-items that make up this group, the highest increases were found in clothing associated with winter. The women’s coat rose 18.14%, the children’s coat increased 17.66%, and the men’s coat was 15.75% more expensive.

According to analysts, the shortage of clothes reflects at least two factors: the still high production costs and the return of demand in a scenario of less restrictions on the movement of people.

After clothing, the food and beverage group had the second highest increase in prices in the year to June: 8.42%.

Among the sub-items, the highest increases were registered by strawberry (106.81%), melon (64.60%) and potato (55.77%). Cucumber (55.58%), zucchini (54.41%) and cabbage (51.74%) followed.

Fruits, vegetables and vegetables rose in Brazil with the impact of adverse weather at the start of this year. Drought in the South and heavy rains in regions such as the Southeast and Northeast affected plantations, impacting supply and final prices.

There was still pressure on the costs of transporting goods, as fuel became more expensive.

The transport group, in fact, had the third highest inflation in the year to June: 7.38%. This is the segment with the main weight in the composition of the IPCA.

Within transportation, the highest increases in the sub-items were diesel oil (33.39%) and vehicular gas (23.90%). Vehicle insurance followed (23.61%). Gasoline, which has the main individual weight in the IPCA, rose 8.06%.

The most expensive fuels are identified as the main responsible for transport inflation.

In the first half of the year, there were also increases in the groups of household items (7.09%), education (6.24%), health and personal care (5.87%), personal expenses (3.55%) and communication (2.26%).

In the same period, the only segment with deflation (falling prices) was housing. The drop reached 0.61%. There was an impact from the 14.52% reduction in residential electricity.

The electricity bill was relieved after the end, in April, of the extra fee charged to finance thermal plants during the water crisis.

IPCA of the groups in the year, in %

Highest increases in sub-items in the year, in %

Biggest declines in sub-items in the year, in %