Despite the reduction in the rate of increase, accumulated in 12 months reaches 6.13% in the metropolitan region
The cost of living in the metropolitan region of São Paulo registered a 0.43% increase in April, indicating slowdown in relation to the previous months.
The Cost of Life of Life by Social Class, released on Tuesday (03.JUN.2025) by Fecomerciosp (Federation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism of the State of São Paulo), shows that, despite the reduction in the rate of increase, the accumulated in 12 months reaches 6.13%.
In the 1st quarter of 2025, accumulated inflation is 2.33%, according to Fecomerciosp data. The deceleration verified in April was not sufficient to expressly decrease the annual accumulated, which remains at the high level.
The inflationary pressure of food in the last quarter of 2024 contributed significantly to the annual index, according to the federation analysis. The food and beverage sector had a 0.6% increase in April compared to March.
Among the products that most expensive in the month are tomatoes, up 19.86%, the potato, which rose 8.39%, and onion, with an increase of 4.98%. These items are basic components of the Brazilian shopping basket.
In the accumulated 12 months, the food and beverage group records inflation of 8.63%, the highest level since February 2023. By 2025, the sector has accumulated high of 2.39%.
Foods with higher increases in the period of one year were ground coffee (65.36%), garlic (21.52%) and broccoli (12.11%). In the monthly comparison, in addition to those already mentioned, there are also ground coffee (4.74%), cabbage (4.71%) and cation (3.2%).
The readjustment of medicines, with a ceiling set at 5.06% and started at the end of March, also contributed to the increase in the cost of living in April. The main affected products were anti-inflammatory and antireumatic (4.1%), hormones (2.9%) and psychotropic and anorexiden (2.7%).
Fecomerciosp points out that these increases in medicines have greater impact among the lower purchasing power classes. In clipping by social class, the poorest families were the most affected by the cost of life in the accumulated 12 months.
The variation was 6.74% for class E and 6.73% for class D, while class A registered up 5.82%. In April, however, class A families felt a higher increase in the cost of living (0.48%) than class E (0.38%).
One of the factors pointed out by the federation for this temporary reversal was the increase in food outside the home, up 0.62%, which proportionally affects the budget of the highest income families.
The clothing sector marked 1.39% rise in April, influenced by the exchange of collections with the arrival of colder stations. The long men’s pants were 2.9% more expensive, and the female, 2.3%. The blouses registered an increase of 2.1%.
In the group of personal expenses, which includes services such as banks, hairdresser and gambling, up 0.91%. Cigarettes increased by 3.6%, toys, 1.4%, and bicycles, 1.6%.
Only two consumer groups presented deflation in April: education (-0.06%) and housing (-0.05%). However, the housing sector may register in May due to the change in the tariff flag of electricity, which went from green to yellow.
Fecomerciosp research is composed of the Service Price Index (IPS) and retail price index (IPV), using information from IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) to monitor price variations in the main metropolitan region of Brazil.
