RTL info basket / Purchasing test: inflation continues to fall, but these products are still on the rise

2023-06-01 16:45:00

Inflation in supermarkets continues to descend. From +20.6% in March and +20.1% in April, the average price increase in supermarkets increased to +18,3% for the month of May 2023 (compared to the price of the products in the month of May 2022). The increase remains significant, but the fact that the increase is slowing down may be a sign that the peak of inflation has passed. Be careful, however: at the end of 2022, we had already experienced this downward curve, which had started to rise again from February 2023…

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But consumers can cross their fingers and hope that this summer, the decrease continues. The fact remains that Test Achats, which analyzes the evolution of the prices of approximately 3,000 references in Belgian stores, including Carrefour, Colruyt, Cora, Delhaize, Aldi and Lidl, notes that prices have increased by 18 .3% in 1 year, and it remains important. Especially since, let’s remember, in May 2022, we were already seeing an annual price increase of 7.4% compared to May 2021…

The price of the caddy increases to 528€

In May 2023, these are again the vegetables whose price has risen sharply over one year (+36%). It climbs up to +67% for onions ! In question: the weather conditions, as often:

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These increases have very concrete consequences on your budget. For example, a family of 2 spends on average 528€ per month at the supermarket. That’s €82 more than a year ago, and €1 more than last month. In September 2022, for example, this amount was €468 per month…

Top 20 products whose price increased the most between March 2022 and March 2023:

1. Onions: +67.36%
2. Carrots: +53.83%
3. Mustard: +48.12%
4. Ketchup: +46.79%
5. Tomato concentrate: +42.81%
6. Fries: +42.46%
7. Cucumber: +36.61%
8. Frying oil: +35.15%
9. Young Gouda: +35.11%
10. Fish sticks: +34.07%
11. Papier aluminium: +33.05%
12. Paper towel: +32.48%
13. Mozzarella: +30.16%
14. Semi-skimmed milk: +29.30%
15. Cooking butter: +29.20%
16. Sausages: +28.84%
17. Multipurpose cleaner: +28.81%
18. Strawberry jam: +28.36%
19. More: +28.11%
20. Fresh cream: +27.21%

At the other end of the rankingthere are these three products whose price has fallen (or least increased) in 1 year:

• Pommes Granny Smith: +0.60%
• Pine nuts: -0.11%
• Brown shrimps: -5.86%

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