The seven capitals of the Caribbean coast are still among the 11 with the highest annual inflation in the country. They all show an annual variation of the consumer price index (CPI) above the national average, which was 12.82% for April.
Among the cities in the region, Riohacha registered the lowest annual inflation rate at 12.99%, while Sincelejo had the highest indicator at 14.03%, this is also the capital with the second highest inflation rate nationally, surpassed only by Cúcuta (15.37%).
For its part, Barranquilla presented an annual variation of the CPI of 13.21%.
This behavior is related to electricity inflation, which is higher than the national average of 19.49% for the cities in the region.
In the range of electricity inflation for the region, Barranquilla has the lowest rate at 21.14% and Montería has the highest in the region and country at 26.77%.
Source: El heraldo
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