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Danilo Pérez, director of the Centro para la Defensa del Consumidor (CDC), informed this morning that the products to make french bread or sweet bread have increased, in the case of vegetable butter, the 50 pound box in may 2021 cost US$26 and as of july of this year it is at US$55.50, that is an increase of 113%.

The President of the Banco Central de Reserva BCR), Douglas Rodriguez, affirmed in a morning interview that El Salvador is one of the countries in the Central American region that has an inflation rate of 7.5%.

In a survey conducted by Dinero.com.sv, traders say that the prices of several products of the basic food basket have increased in the last months, such as potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green chili, eggs, basic grains and meats.

If anything positive has come out of the previous crises, it is learning about the importance of saving at home and becoming familiar with key financial terms that help to understand the fine print of a bank contract (floor clause, IRPH...). However, financial education is still a challenge for spanish. If we are not used to saving, comparing and understanding what we are signing, it will be difficult to pass this need on to our children.

The Ministry of Economy (MINEC), informs salvadorans the new variations in the prices of Liquefied Propane Gas (LPG) that will be in effect from march 1 to march 31, 2022.

In the Santa Tecla market, fruit and vegetable merchants have stated that pineapples, oranges, lemons and cucumbers have experienced an increase in their prices, something that affects the pocket of sellers.

Nowadays there are a lot of options to watch content via streaming, but for many, Netflix is still their favorite. This platform's catalog has been steadily growing with original productions, and it looks like they are going to need more money to keep going with them.

The Ministry of Economy (MINEC), informs salvadorans the decreases of US$0.09 and US$0.10 in fuel prices that will be in effect from tuesday, december 28, 2021 to january 10, 2022.

Fuel expert Julio Villagran, explains that the last variation of 2021, in fuel prices will present important reductions in premium gasoline, regular and diesel.

The ministerio de Economía (MINEC), informs salvadorans that fuel prices will show a slight decrease of between US$0.11 and US$0.10, which will be in effect from november 30 to december 13, 2021.