(Figures may not sum up due to rounding) (does not include IP telephony lines, which as of March 31, 2021 amounted to approximately 406 thousand)
Telecom Argentina S.A. ( Telecom Argentina ) - (NYSE: TEO; BASE: TECO2), announced today a Net Income of $9,012 million for the period ended March 31, 2021 (+139.2% vs. 1Q20). The Net Income attributable to the Controlling Company was P$8,741 million (+140.4% vs. 1Q20).
It is worth mentioning that the comparative figures for the previous fiscal year have been restated so that the resulting comparative information is presented in terms of the current measurement unit as of March 31, 2021.
The following table shows the evolution of the consumer price index (National CPI) for the last three fiscal years and as of March 31, 2020 and 2021 according to the official statistics (INDEC), which were used to restate the figures in constant currency:
The general price level as measured in terms of the National Consumer Price Index
(NCPI, 2013=100) increased in January 2020, moved on a declining trend until April and increased thereafter in line with the prices of items in the Food category. Within the Food category, prices of Volatile Food items exhibited mixed movements, while prices of other food items exhibited an overall increasing trend during the period from January to September 2020. With a notable increase at the beginning of the year, prices of items in the Non-food category remained mostly unchanged during the period from April to June 2020, mainly due to the lower demand for non-essential goods and services and non-adjustment of administered prices with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. NCPI based year-on-year headline inflation remained above mid-single digit level during the period from January to September 2020. Meanwhile, headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo C
Pakistan’s consumer inflation (CPI) rate jumped to 11.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 9.1 percent in the previous month and 8.5 percent in April 2020 mainly due to increase in prices of food items, fruits, and clothing and footwear, says the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
This was the highest rate of inflation in the past 13 months. In February 2020, inflation had jumped to 12.4 percent and 10.2 percent in March 2020.
According to the monthly review of price indices by the PBS, on a month-on-month basis, the CPI increased by 1 percent in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.8 percent in April 2020.
Daily Times
May 2, 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 11.1 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 9.1 percent in the previous month and 8.5 percent in April 2020.
According to the data shared by Pakistan Bureau of Static (PBS), on a month-on-month basis, the CPI increased by 1.0 percent in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.8 percent in April 2020.
The CPI inflation urban increased by 11.0 percent on a year-on-year basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 8.7 percent in the previous month and 7.7 percent in April 2020. On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.3 percent in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 0.3 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.7 percent in April 2020. The CPI inflation rural increased by 11.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 9.5 percent in the previous mon
This was due to the statistical effect of the low base prevailed in March 2020.
Meanwhile, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 8.8 percent in March 2021 from 6.9 percent in February 2021 and Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased marginally to 2.0 percent in March 2021 from 1.9 percent in February 2021. The change in the NCPI measured on an annual average basis decreased to 5.3 percent in March 2021 from 5.5 percent in February 2021.
Monthly change of NCPI recorded at -0.48 percent in March 2021 due to price decreases observed in items of Food category. Moreover, monthly changes of Food and Non-food categories recorded at -0.63 percent and 0.16 percent, respectively in March 2021. Accordingly, within the Food category, decreases were observed mainly in the prices of vegetables, green chilli and red onion during March 2021.