The Consumer Price Index (IPC-S), prepared by FGV's Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), increased in six of the seven state capitals monitored in the third week of August. Rio de Janeiro was the capital where the prices of products and services increased the most. The IPC-S of the city went from 0.23% to 0.46% - a difference of 0.23%. According to the research, the cost of housing and transportation greatly influenced the result. For more information, please click here. (Page in Portuguese)