At the other end of the spectrum, clothing and footwear were the goods with the greatest relative price decrease between November 2023 and November 2025. In this case, the relative price fell by 29%. Rent and utilities came in second, with a 10% increase. According to an IARAF report, food and clothing continued their relative price decrease (except for the last month of food), while rent, utilities, and communications showed a relative price increase. The report received by Agencia Noticias Argentinas stated that “between November 2023 and November 2025, seven components increased their relative price and five decreased it.” “Rent and utilities are the component that increased its relative price the most since November 2023, with a 55% rise,” the report notes. Contrary to what one might have thought, the report revealed that “health is the service with the smallest relative price increase between the two months, at 4.4%.” If only the last year is considered, the relative price that rose the most is education, at 18%, and the one that fell the most is clothing and footwear, at 12%. Another strong impact comes from rents. Thus, the sum of these factors leads to the strangulation of budgets. A large part of the increase suffered by families is due to tariff rises higher than the average inflation rate, and consequently, to the lack of income updates. Buenos Aires, December 13 (NA) – inflation marked 2.5% in November and continues to be objected to by a large part of public opinion, which interprets that it does not reflect what is happening in their pockets. The root of the discrepancy is that the index is an average of prices across the entire economy, and that is where the difference arises. The simplest example is the following: meat, vegetables, or fruits are bought and consumed every day, while a textile or an appliance is acquired with intervals of months or years. That is why an increase in the price of meat directly impacts family budgets, while the drop in shirts or pants is not felt. But in addition to this concept, there is the change in “relative prices” to consider.
