The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in march for the 12th consecutive month, driven by a decline in global quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

The Defensoría del consumidor (DC), continues executing actions aimed at guaranteeing price stability, through operations in establishments of the food distribution and commercialization chain, with which, in addition, the food security of the population is guaranteed.

The Dirección de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas (DGEHM), informs salvadorans that fuel prices for super and regular gasoline will increase by US$0.21 and US$0.12 and diesel will decrease by US$0.04 from april 18 to may 01.

The Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET)  announced that the average price of electricity will remain stable for the next quarter, relieving the pockets of thousands of salvadoran households.

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The president of the Defensoría del Consumidor, Ricardo Salazar, headed the verification of prices and supply of basic grains in Inversiones Servygran, S.A. de C.V. located in Acajutla, Sonsonate, in order to ensure that distributors of these products have fair prices for consumers.

The president of the Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (CEL) and director of the Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas, Daniel Álvarez, explained in an interview that the electric energy tariff will not increase during the next three months.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Latin America and the Caribbean will only grow 1.4% in 2023 according to William Maloney, chief economist of the World Bank and explains the challenges facing the region.

According to the Instituto Salvadoreño de Turismo (ISTU), thousands of national and foreign tourists crowded the recreational parks, the historic center of San Salvador and the different beaches of the country.