Tijuana continues to be the city with the highest inflation rate nationwide, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), which has impacted the pockets of local consumers.
The National Consumer Price Index (INPC) reports a rate of 5.84% through the end of March, considerably exceeding the national average of 3.93% in underlying terms.
Some of the ingredients with the greatest price variation were lemons (20.75%), green tomatoes (17.56%), avocados (7.16%), beef (3.26%), and pasteurized and fresh milk (1.72%).
In addition, other basic consumer products that have wreaked havoc on shoppers' purchasing power, such as eggs, milk, red and white meat, to name a few, have become the hardest to acquire in Tijuana residents' eyes.