El Diario reports: They do not represent the reality Jubilee questions INE inflation data The Jubilee Foundation has questioned, again, the parameters of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Bolivia, used by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to calculate inflation and said they did not represent the reality of the country. In the middle of…
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Lunch rose to 49 percent in five years and Santa Cruz recorded the most expensive
ANF reports in Opinion: Lunch rose to 49 percent in five years and Santa Cruz recorded the most expensive The average price for lunch in the country climbed to 49 percent, depending on the region and in the city of Santa Cruz recorded the highest, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) prepared by the…
Bolivian gov’s mirage is fading! Sales drop in value and volume – Falling income, economic boom gone! – Trade deficit!
El Diario reports: First bimonthly 2015: Sales drop 27% in value and 6% by volume Bolivian exports to February 2015 show a general reduction in values and volumes exported. Likewise the average export prices have been continuously deteriorating, explained by less favorable external economic conditions. In the opinion of the Chamber of Exporters of Santa…
2014 food inflation in Bolivia
El Diario reports: 2014 Jubileo Foundation Evaluation: Food inflation reached 6.9% in 2014, average food prices rose by 6.9%, according to a report published yesterday by the Jubileo Foundation and released by Radio Fides. According to the data, this rate is lower than that achieved in 2013, when the variation was 10.4% and higher than…
Bolivian inflation is harder to deny! Food prices rose by 101% since 2006… wonder why?
Pagina Siete reports: ACCORDING TO RESEARCH OF THE JUBILEO FOUNDATION Food prices rose by 101%, from 2006 So far year, food inflation reached 11.11% and is the highest rate since 2010. Affects more to the poorest households. The price of food has doubled in the past eight years, according to a report of the Jubileo…
What is going on with Bolivia’s hydrocarbon sector? If anything?!
Pagina Siete’s editorial: Few investments in exploration One of the sources of major revenue of the Treasury comes from the export of natural gas to Argentina and Brazil. YPFB, the State-owned company, is responsible for doing that work. One of the most important challenges faced by this entity, and the State as a whole, are…
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