Primary meals basket worth drops in August in 16 of the 17 capitals surveyed by Dieese

In the annual comparison, however, there was a rise in all the capitals surveyed; Recife had the biggest monthly drop (-3%), but the biggest annual increase (+21.71%)

The value of the basic food basket fell in August in 16 of the 17 capitals analyzed monthly by the Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese), in comparison with July.

The most expressive fall occurred in Recife (-3%), followed by Fortaleza (-2.26%), Belo Horizonte (-2.13%) and Brasília (-2.08%). Belém was the only capital where the price of the basket rose (+0.27%).

In comparison with August 2021, however, there was a rise in all capitals surveyed. The biggest change was found in Recife, which had the biggest monthly drop (+21.71%); the lowest was in Porto Alegre (+12.55%).

The most expensive basket in Brazil is that of São Paulo (R$749.78), followed by Porto Alegre (R$748.06), Florianópolis (R$746.21) and Rio de Janeiro (R$717.82). ). The cheapest basket is in Aracaju (R$ 539.57).

Based on the most expensive basic food basket in Brazil (São Paulo), Dieese calculated that the ideal minimum wage should be R$ 6,298.91 to cover the expenses of a worker and his family with food, housing, health, education , clothing, hygiene, transport, leisure and social security.

This amount is equivalent to 5.2 times the current minimum wage in the country (R$ 1,212).

Source: Agência Brasil