In November 2023, Peru underwent a significant economic shift, evidenced by a 0.26 percent decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This change led to a cumulative inflation rate of 3.1 percent for the year. The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) provided these figures. In Metropolitan Lima, the CPI decrease was slightly lower […]
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