Potatoes rises more than 150% with the Teamsters ' strike, says FGV

A ride with the truckers ' strike, the potato came to register 150.13% increase in Sao Paulo, according to a survey done by the Brazilian Institute of Economics at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV Ibre), with data from the IPC-FGV, items sold in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. André Barro, IPC Coordinator of FGV IBRE, compared the prices of some items that expired between 14 and 18 may with prices collected between 21 and 28 of the same month-period in which began the stoppage. According to the Economist, the collection confirmed the rapid rising prices of fresh foods, making it possible to identify the effects of the strike. "The expectation is that prices start to slow down next week. However, the recoil will occur gradually due to the recovery of losses with the stoppage. It is expected that the offer is fully normalized in the next 20 days, "analyzed Braz. Braz gives tips for consumers suffer less with high prices. "The Brazilian should buy only what is necessary, avoiding products with higher prices, as this helps to limit the increase of prices and get them back to normal faster," he said. For may, the forecast is that inflation as measured by the IPCA, the Brazilian Institute of geography and statistics (IBGE), be around 0.30%. Next month there will be a concentration of sources of pressure and inflation can reach 1%. "In June, we have red flag level two for energy and it is expected that the electric bill go up 10%, without counting the contribution of fresh food and petrol," analyzed.