June inflation was 5.3 percent, fractionally up on May’s 5.1 percent and making for an annual inflation of 64 percent, the INDEC national statistics bureau announced on July 14th. Prices have thus risen 36.2 percent in the first half of the year. The main culprit among items was health with a 7.4 percent increase in costs, followed by public services and fuels with 6.8 percent. The most sensitive item, food and beverages, weighed in below average at 4.6 percent. Core inflation (excluding seasonal and regulated prices) was 5.1 percent.