Eating away from home is 8% more expensive at the end of 2016, says survey

The burden of costs of food away from home in the worker''s pocket has increased 8% at the end of 2016. The given part of a survey published on Thursday (9) by the Association of Meal and food to the worker (Assert), conducted by Datafolha Institute.
According to the survey, the price of meals outside the home hit the average of R$ 30.48 in the country in November 2016.
With that, a worker in 2016 received a minimum wage (880 R$) desembolsaria about 82% of your earnings to feed during the workday (recital 22 working days, Monday to Friday). In 2015, this cost was minor by 76%, which points to a fall in the purchasing power of people.
Among the regions, the South is where the food out of the House more labor price weighs. The average price per meal is R$ 34.34, which means that a person who earned a minimum wage needed to spend 85% of your income to feed in the days of service.
See below the average cost of meals by regions:
SOUTH
Average price per meal: 34.34 R$
Weight in the pocket of the worker: 85%
SOUTHEAST
Average price per meal: 33.25 R$
Weight in the pocket of the worker: 83%
NORTHEAST
Average price per meal: 31.82 R$
Weight in the pocket of the worker: 79%
MIDWEST
Average price per meal: 30.44 R$
Weight in the pocket of the worker: 76%
NORTH
Average price per meal: 29.31 R$
Weight in the pocket of the worker: 73%
Brazil
Average price per meal: R$ 32.94
Weight in the pocket of the worker: 82%