The health sector has high of 13.4% in prices

According to data from FecomercioSP, in August, the cost of living in the metropolitan region of São Paulo (MRSP) rose 0.37% in comparison with July, when there was an increase of 0.38%. Year to date, the high was 5.19 percent and 9.34 percent in the last 12 months. According to the study, the health and personal care sector (1.42%) was the biggest villain of the new increase. Moreover, has the highest accumulated variation in the last 12 months, from 13.4%. Already the food & beverage sector registered the second biggest pressure to register high of 0.39%. Only two of the nine groups analyzed showed a drop in prices in August: clothing ( -0.57%) and transport ( -0.04%). Plus, the weight of these two segments in the budget of families, reaches just over 27%.
Families of the class were More Felt high according to the research, families of the class were the ones that felt the increases in prices in August, with a high of 0.70%. This income range is the one that spends on health care: about 14% of the budget of these families is directed to expenses with health products and services. The class B and C closed the month with high of 0.39 percent and 0.34 percent, respectively. On the other hand, families of classes D and e were fewer felt the high cost of living in August, registering increases of 0.18% and 0.26%, respectively.