The Venezuelan Finance Observatory (OVF) presented the price linked to the Petare Basket in its week 9 of the year 2023. For the first time in the current calendar, the index was above $40.
Specifically the price for 8 foods from the Food Basket is $40.14or what is equal to Bs. 983.
Said variation in bolivars was represented by an increase of 1.44% compared to last week. While, the rise in the US currency was 2.94%.
These were the prices in the last week of the 8 foods that make up the Petare Basket:
- Egg carton – Bs. 104
- 1 kilo of precooked cornmeal – Bs. 36
- 1 kilo of white cheese – Bs. 125
- 1 kilo of beef – Bs. 218
- 1 kilo of ground coffee – Bs. 285
- 1 kilo of rice – Bs. 35.
- 1 liter of corn oil – Bs. 143
- 1 kilo of sugar – Bs. 37
