Throughout 2021, Brazilians saw essential items such as food, cooking gas and fuel become much more expensive. According to data released this Tuesday (11) by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), the main inflation rate in the country reached 10.06% in the accumulated 12 months of last year.
It is the highest increase since 2015. As a result, inflation has easily exceeded the Central Bank’s target of 3.75%, with a tolerance of 1.5 percentage points up or down. Among other factors, the 2021 index was influenced by the impact of the pandemic on the production chain, the soaring dollar and climate issues, such as drought.
At Breakfast this Wednesday (12), the chief economist at Credit Suisse Brasil and columnist for leaf Solange Srour explains what made things more expensive last year and looks at where prices are going going forward.
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Café da Manhã is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalists Bruno Boghossian and Magê Flores, with production by Laila Mouallem and Natália Silva. Sound editing is by Thomé Granemann.
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