Food accelerates again in January until it is 7.4% more expensive than a year ago. Food was once again the month that increased the most of the entire family consumption basket.
Olive oil led the increases: it is today 62.9% moreexpensive than last year. Funcas predicts that on average for the year processed foods will become more expensive by 4.7% and that fresh foods will rise by 7.1%. The Minister of Economy, Carlos Body, described inflation around 3% as " contained "