Ricardo Salazar, president of the Defensoría del consumidor, after the deployment of inspections in different commercial points of the country, informed that since last week high prices have been found due to speculation in some fruits and vegetables. Therefore, an investigation process has been activated against suppliers engaged in the import, production and marketing of tomatoes, carrots, beets and cucumbers.

Price inflation in El Salvador remains with an annual margin of 2.11%, which is 5.22 percentage points less than the one registered in 2022 that stood at 7.32%. This implies a lower price compared to last year.

At a national level to protect the pockets of salvadorans, teams from the Defensoría del Consumidor, inspect wholesale and retail stores, in order to avoid speculation and unjustified price increases in vegetables and fruits.

In the modern economy, the prices of goods purchased daily or of services used tend to change with some frequency. Inflation refers to the increase in the prices of goods and services over a period, or in other words, the decrease in the value of money with respect to the amount of goods and services to be purchased with it.