Food costs show continuing upswing

From May to October, the cost of the basic family food basket in Panama and San Miguelito maintains a constant rate of increase. The total adjustment is $ 2.81, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) .

The increments per month Although they do not seem substantial increases, consumers have to allocate more of their budget to buy the same food, in addition to dealing with the rise of other items that are outside the basic list of the 59 products used by the agency reports La Prensa.