The cost of the basic food basket rose 9% during February, so a typical family consisting of two adults and two children needed to receive income of $37,413 to purchase the minimum amount of food and not fall into poverty, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses reported on Thursday (Indec).
For its part, the total basic basket (CBT) increased by 6.6% during February, so that same type family required an income of $83,807 in order not to fall below the poverty line.
Meanwhile, the year-on-year variations of the CBA and CBT were 52.2% and 44.5%, respectively.
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