Decline in grocery prices last month

Tomatoes, lemons and apples are seen astatine a market store successful Athens, successful a record photo. [AP]

Product prices astatine supermarkets decreased by an mean of 0.94% successful December 2024 compared to December 2023, according to the results of a survey by the Research Institute for Retail Consumer Products (IELKA).

The aforesaid survey showed prices afloat stabilizing successful the 12 months of 2024, with a marginal summation of +0.04% connected mean compared to the 12 months of 2023. Prices successful supermarket chains fell by -0.94% successful December 2024.

The alteration successful December was due, according to IELKA, to terms decreases successful some non-food categories and nutrient categories, with lone very specific categories showing an emergence owed to accidental conditions, such arsenic categories related to cocoa and java and specific caller items owed to clime conditions.

The largest terms drops are recorded successful the categories of detergents and cleaning products (-10.52%), favored nutrient and supplies (-7.8%), stationery, cosmetics and idiosyncratic hygiene products (-5.42%), babe and children’s nutrient (-4.74%), and frozen goods (-3.1%).

The decreases recorded were a effect of some the normalization of the marketplace aft the pandemic and the simplification successful shaper prices for definite products.

The largest rises were recorded successful the categories of cookies, chocolates and confectionery (+4.5%), caller food and seafood (+4.44%), packaged appetizers (+4.03%), alcoholic beverages (+3.42%), and water, soft drinks and juices (+2.59%).