The Border Price Indicator showed that in May the price difference between the Uruguayan Salto and the Argentine Concordia climbed to 143.6% and that food and non-alcoholic beverages are 159% more expensive. The "maddening" exodus to an Argentina with super cheap prices as a result of inflation puts in check the west coast of Uruguay, where the government's measures to alleviate capital flight and high unemployment are seen as "totally insufficient" The three bridges to Argentina have the highest unemployment rates in the country and among them, Salto has the highest.