Filling the car when we go to the supermarket is costing more and more and the Statistics National Institute (INE) with its figures for this year. With respect to 2018now buying is more expensive, specifically a 0,5% that has increased. This, according to Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of May, which also reveals some increases in certain products. Learn more below.
Why is buying more expensive?
Well, it is very simple, it just happens that some common products from our list have increased their price compared to the same month last year. Thus, potatoes, vegetables and pork They have experienced a rise that causes that half a percentage point higher. Thus, although these foods have been the main causes of buying is more expensive, has also influenced the increase in water mineral, soft drinks and juices (+ 2,7%).
Below this percentage are also the sheep or other meats (+2,1%), the pan (+1,7%), the sugar (+1,5%) and food preparations (+1,3%). Even two products that do not usually enter, perhaps, in the weekly list, but do in the monthly or on specific occasions, have also increased their prices. It's about the alcoholic drinks and tobacco with a rebound of 0,4%.
Of course, on the other side of the account we have the Downs of some foods with one that has been in the news for days and days because of the problem that it leads to farmers. We talk about oil, which in the same quota as the fatsuffered a 14,6% drop compared to May 2018. Along the same line of descent, the fruits they fell 7,4%, while coffee, cocoa, milk and infusions only fell half a point. With all these percentages, the calculations conclude that buying is more expensive. Have you done your own accounts? How much did you spend before and now?
