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The U.S. Embassy posted via twitter account the State Department has changed the date of the increase in non-immigrant visa application processing fees.

Farmers in La Libertad withdraw their Agricultural Packages with the conviction that the harvest will be better than in other years, because the agricultural subsidy is more complete and technical assistance from the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), the Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal (CENTA)  and the Instituto Salvadoreño de Transformación Agraria (ISTA) is added.

According to the Consumer Price Index of the Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (ONEC) the overall value was 128.97 with a monthly variation of -0.09%, annual variation of 5.44%, and accumulated variation of 0.94% for the month of april 2023.

The Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (ONEC), of the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR), explains in its bulletin that the Índice de Precios al Productor (IPP) that in march this year was 130.01 with a monthly variation of 0.25%, reflecting an increase in prices compared to february 2023.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), explains in its report that the food price index rebounded slightly in april 2023 an average of 127.2 points, that is, 0.8 points or 0.6% more than in march and some 31.2 points (19.7%) below its value in the same month last year.

The Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero (SSF), detailed in its twitter account that savings accounts registered an interannual growth of US$145.6 million as of april 30, 2023, reflecting confidence in the financial system.

The recent spike in container freight rates in the spot market could be a 'manipulation' by shipping lines to 'inflate' values ahead of the contract rate negotiation season for the 2023-2024 season, at least according to analyst firm Clarksons.

The President of the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR), Douglas Rodríguez, explained in a morning interview that the country's financial health has shown positive results, as deposits made by salvadorans showed a 4% growth as of april 26, 2023, or US$18,382 million compared to the same period of 2022.

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 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.