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June Inflation 6.869%
The accumulted inflation for the
month of June was 6.86%,
according to information by the
Instituto Nacional de
Estadística y Censos (INEC).
According to INEC, the cost of
rice increased 9.27%, coffee
3.93%, papaya 29.46%, soft
drinks 4.01% and tomatoes
15.20%.
In contract, the price of eggs
dropped by 12.44%, gasoline came
down 3.51%, chayote, carrots and
string beans all dropped 29.41%,
16.965% and 41.13% respectively.
The inflation rate between July
2004 and June 2005 was 13.76%,
higher than the last two years
for the same period.
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