Such figure nearly doubles that registered in July (6.3%) revealing an upward trend.
The INDEC reported that the inter-annual growth was 124.4% and the sector with the highest increase was food and non-alcoholic beverages (15.6%).
In second position was health (15.3%), mainly due to the rise in the cost of medicines, home equipment and maintenance (14.1%).
The two divisions that registered the lowest variations were communication (4.5%) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (8.5%).
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