III. PRECIOS INTERNOS / DOMESTIC PRICES 78. Variaciones en el índice de precios al consumidor ..... 94 78. Variations in the consumer prices index ..................... 94 . ix III. PRECIOS INTERNOS / DO MES TIC PRICES 78. VARIACIONES EN EL ÍNDICE DE PRECIOS AL CONSUMIDOR VARI A TIONS IN THE CON SUMER PRICES IN DEX (a) Nivel Gen eral / Gen eral Level (Tasas anuales medias / Av er age an nual rates) País Cobertura geográfica Argentina Cap i tal fed eral y Gran Bue nos Aíres Bahamas 1980-1985 1985-1990 1980-1990 1994 1995 322.6 583.8 437.6 4.2 3.4 Nassau 5.9 5.1 5.5 1.4 2.1 Barbados Barbados 7.7 3.7 5.7 0.7 1.9 Bolivia La Paz 610.9 46.5 222.7 7.9 10.0 Brasil Brasil 145.5 653.8 330.2 2 111.6 66.0 Chile Gran San ti ago y comunas de Puente Alto y San Bernardo 21.3 19.4 20.3 11.6 8.2 Colombia Colombia 22.4 25.0 23.7 22.8 20.9 Costa Rica Ciudad de San José 34.8 17.0 25.6 13.5 23.2 Ecuador Ecuador 27.7 45.7 36.4 27.3 22.9 El Sal va dor El Sal va dor 13.9 24.4 19.0 10.6 10.0 Guatemala Guatemala 7.3 20.9 13.9 12.5 8.4 Haití Puerto Príncipe 9.1 4.3 6.7 37.3 25.1 Honduras Tegucigalpa 6.9 8.7 7.8 21.7 29.5 Jamaica Jamaica 16.6 13.2 14.9 35.1 19.9 México México 60.7 69.7 65.1 7.0 35.1 Nicaragua Área Metropolitana de Managua 54.4 3 246.9 618.8 7.8 10.9 Panamá Ciudad de Panamá 3.2 0.5 1.8 1.3 1.0 Paraguay Asunción Perú Lima Metropolitana República Dominicana República Dominicana Santa Lucía Castries Suriname Paramaribo Trin i dad y Tabago Trin i dad y Tabago Uruguay Montevideo Venezuela Área Metropolitana de Ca ra cas 94 15.8 28.0 21.7 20.6 13.4 102.1 823.7 332.1 23.7 11.1 ... 30.1 ... 8.3 12.5 -3.6 3.7 0.0 2.9 5.5 7.0 19.1 12.9 368.5 235.6 12.7 9.7 11.2 8.8 5.3 44.8 78.2 60.6 44.7 42.2 11.1 36.9 23.3 60.8 59.9 1996 1997 1998 1999 Geo graphic cov er age Country 0.2 0.5 0.9 -1.2 Fed eral cap i tal and Greater Bue nos Ai res Argentina 1.4 0.5 1.4 1.2 Nassau Bahamas 2.4 7.7 -1.3 1.6 Barbados Barbados 12.6 15.4 4.7 7.7 2.2 Bolivia Bolivia 6.1 3.7 5.0 Brazil Brazil 5.9 5.1 3.3 Greater San ti ago and comunes Puente Alto and San Bernardo Chile 7.6 20.8 18.5 18.7 10.9 Colombia Colombia 17.5 13.3 11.6 10.1 San Jose City Costa Rica 24.4 30.6 40.8 47.2 Ecuador Ecuador 9.8 4.5 2.5 0.5 El Sal va dor El Sal va dor 11.1 9.2 6.6 5.2 Guatemala Guatemala 18.3 16.4 10.6 8.3 Haiti 23.8 20.2 13.7 11.6 Tegucigalpa Honduras 26.4 9.7 8.6 6.0 Jamaica Jamaica 34.4 20.6 16.0 16.6 Mexico Mexico 11.6 9.2 13.0 11.3 Met ro pol i tan Area of Managua Nicaragua 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.3 Pan ama City Panama 9.8 7.0 11.6 6.7 Asuncion Paraguay 11.5 8.5 7.3 3.5 Met ro pol i tan of Lima Peru 5.4 8.3 4.8 6.5 Do min i can Re pub lic Do min i can Re pub lic 1.3 -0.5 2.8 ... Castries Saint Lu cia -0.7 7.1 19.0 ... Paramaribo Suriname 3.3 3.6 5.6 3.4 Trin i dad and To bago Trin i dad and To bago 28.3 19.8 10.8 5.7 Montevideo Uruguay 99.9 50.1 35.7 23.6 Met ro pol i tan Area of Ca ra cas Venezuela 95 III. PRECIOS INTERNOS / DO MES TIC PRICES 78. VARIACIONES EN EL ÍNDICE DE PRECIOS AL CONSUMIDOR (conclusión) VARI A TIONS IN THE CON SUMER PRICE IN DEX (concluded) (b) Alimentos / Food (Tasas anuales medias / Av er age an nual rates) País Cobertura geográfica Argentina Cap i tal fed eral y Gran Bue nos Aíres Bahamas 1980-1985 1985-1990 1980-1990 1994 1995 319.7 576.7 432.9 1.4 2.8 Nassau 5.9 7.4 6.6 -0.5 2.0 Barbados Barbados 7.0 5.1 6.0 2.0 2.9 Bolivia La Paz 622.5 44.4 223.0 9.0 12.0 Brasil Brasil 150.2 624.2 325.7 2 260.6 55.6 Chile Gran San ti ago y comunas de Puente Alto y San Bernardo 18.3 21.5 19.9 9.8 8.3 Colombia Colombia 24.3 25.9 25.1 20.9 19.2 Costa Rica Ciudad de San José 36.4 16.6 26.1 13.4 20.5 Ecuador Ecuador 33.6 48.5 40.9 26.0 19.9 El Sal va dor El Sal va dor 14.9 27.9 21.2 15.6 6.7 Guatemala Guatemala 6.2 24.6 15.0 16.1 8.8 Haití Puerto Príncipe 8.9 3.4 6.1 39.0 24.2 Honduras Tegucigalpa 4.2 9.7 7.0 27.4 28.3 Jamaica Jamaica 16.1 15.4 15.8 38.4 20.3 México México 59.6 68.4 64.0 5.3 39.2 Nicaragua Área Metropolitana de Managua 39.0 3 556.5 612.9 7.9 12.0 Panamá Ciudad de Panamá 3.8 1.0 2.4 1.5 0.6 Paraguay Asunción 17.1 31.2 23.9 21.1 14.3 Perú Lima Metropolitana 99.2 748.3 311.1 17.9 9.3 República Dominicana República Dominicana ... 35.9 ... 6.9 14.5 Santa Lucía Castries -3.6 4.4 0.0 4.9 7.7 Suriname Paramaribo 5.4 25.5 15.0 387.4 231.7 Trin i dad y Tabago Trin i dad y Tabago 14.4 15.0 14.7 15.7 15.2 Uruguay Montevideo 42.9 80.7 60.7 40.6 41.5 Venezuela Área Metropolitana de Ca ra cas 15.0 51.0 31.8 58.2 59.9 96 1996 1997 1998 1999 Geo graphic cov er age Country -0.5 -0.7 1.7 -3.7 Fed eral cap i tal and Greater Bue nos Ai res Argentina 2.1 1.5 2.2 0.2 Nassau Bahamas 3.7 12.8 -3.7 2.3 Barbados Barbados 14.3 6.8 3.4 5.5 -1.1 Bolivia Bolivia 0.7 4.1 3.4 Brazil Brazil 7.2 3.7 0.3 Greater San ti ago and comunes Puente Alto and San Bernardo Chile 6.1 16.3 15.9 22.3 6.5 Colombia Colombia 18.8 14.8 14.4 9.8 San Jose City Costa Rica 23.8 33.5 39.6 39.0 Ecuador Ecuador 12.8 4.8 2.0 -0.9 El Sal va dor El Sal va dor 11.5 6.8 4.6 2.2 Guatemala Guatemala 17.3 20.0 9.7 1.9 Haiti Haiti 24.7 19.8 11.7 7.9 Tegucigalpa Honduras 24.1 7.9 7.0 2.3 Jamaica Jamaica 41.6 19.0 16.3 15.8 Mexico Mexico 11.4 9.1 14.3 5.4 Met ro pol i tan Area of Managua Nicaragua 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 Pan ama City Panama 6.0 4.4 11.2 3.1 Asuncion Paraguay 12.4 7.1 8.9 -4.3 Met ro pol i tan of Lima Peru 4.5 7.6 6.5 5.3 Do min i can Re pub lic Do min i can Re pub lic 0.0 -2.4 4.2 ... Castries Saint Lu cia -7.3 -0.8 14.4 ... Paramaribo Suriname 9.3 9.2 12.9 8.8 Trin i dad and To bago Trin i dad and To bago 23.6 18.4 12.5 1.7 Montevideo Uruguay 88.1 46.1 38.8 16.9 Met ro pol i tan Area of Ca ra cas Venezuela 97