I don't know why the Cuban English news alway picks up these interesting statistics that I don't see elsewhere. In any case here in this short paragraph are some interesting numbers on the increase in food costs here in Panama. From Prensa Latina.
Panama Food Costs Continue to Rise Panama, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Panama's basic foods increased 1.2
percent between February and March and 20.9 percent compared to the
same month of 2007, the Ministry of Economy and Finance published on
Tuesday. According to the report, the average price of 50 basic food
products calculated for an average diet per person daily of 2,305
calories - reached 246.79 dollars per month. This is the third rise in
food prices reported this year. All groups of food products registered an increase in prices
this year, and the highest were fats, including vegetable oil and
margarine for 46.9 percent, followed by dairy products (cheese and
powered milk) up 38.7 percent. Other products with significant increase in prices are potatoes, 21.6 percent and bread, with 19 percent.
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