Price cuts on around 1,000 supermarket items to be announced in coming days

In the coming days, consumers tin expect terms reductions connected basal products arsenic portion of an inaugural led by Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos.

According to the Ministry of Development, authoritative announcements volition beryllium made adjacent week, confirming reductions connected 1,000 products ranging from 5% to 10%. “The purpose is for indispensable products related to food, location attraction and idiosyncratic hygiene to spot terms drops of astatine slightest 5%, maintained for arsenic agelong arsenic possible,” Theodorikakos said.

Meanwhile, supermarket ostentation has already eased, falling to 0.6% successful September from 1.6% successful August, according to a survey by the Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute, which noted constricted terms increases successful cardinal products implicit the past 12 months.

The Institute, analysing Eurostat data, recovered that nutrient ostentation successful Greece stands astatine 2.6% according to Eurostat’s Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, reflecting the alteration betwixt August 2024 and August 2025. By comparison, the European Union records nutrient ostentation of 3.9%, placing Greece 4th lowest successful the EU this month.

The highest nutrient prices are recorded successful Romania, astatine 9.1%, pursuing VAT increases, portion Cyprus has the lowest, with deflation of 2.3% aft applying a zero VAT complaint to respective basal goods successful 2025.

It is worthy noting that the Eurostat indicator covers each nutrient and beverage outlets, including supermarkets, tiny non-specialised stores, market shops, bakeries, butchers, greengrocers, and farmers’ markets.