With the arrival of these holidays, visits to the supermarket are especially recurrent. We want nothing to be missing from our tables. However, at the time Reviewing the invoice in our shopping cart, we can see that purchasing white grapes, potatoes or carrots will be percentage-wise more expensive. that a month ago.
Specifically, these foods whose VAT was reduced are the ones that have increased the most in price in large supermarkets. This is clear from the study on the price evolution between November and December of Facua Consumers in Action. Among eight chains of basic products such as fruits, vegetables, pasta, eggs, flour, lentils, rice and olive and sunflower oils, this study determines that white grapes, potatoes and carrots are the three foods that are most consumed. have become more expensive.
What happened to white grapes?
It has become almost a strain on the pocketbook to acquire this fruit that is the protagonist of our New Year’s Eve. According to Facua, the half-kilo tray of White seedless grapes have risen on average by 28%. An increase that varies depending on the supermarket and the month in question. For example, Carrefour was the supermarket where the greatest increase was recorded.
This fruit went from having a price of €1.89 in November to €2.99 in December, up to 58.2% more. In fact, grapes even reached an increase of 75% on average since September at Aldi, where they went from 1.29 euros to 2.59 euros in December.
Potatoes and carrots, the golden tubers
In second position on the list of foods that have become more expensive in the last month, potatoes stand out. Five kilos of potatoes in a mesh has risen on average by 9% in recent weeks. The most pronounced increase was in Carrefour, where, with a 26.2% increase, it went from costing 4.95 euros to 6.25 euros.
Thirdly, carrots take over, since today they cost an average of 2% more than a month ago. For example, in the Dia supermarket have become more expensive by 33%going from 0.89 to 1.19 euros. Subsequently, other products have also been proposed to add weight to the shopping basket, such as golden apples, eggs or round rice.
Since October 1 of this year, the 0% VAT went to 2%, an increase that has been experienced to a greater extent in foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, tubers, cereals, flours, oils olive oil, milk, bread and eggs.
And the foods that cost cheaper today?
On the contrary, there are foods that today cost on average less than a month ago. The study refers to garlic (-7.4%), the olive oil (-6.6%)lemons (-2.2%), conference pears (-1.9%), package of macaroni (-1.6%), iceberg lettuces (-1.2%), carton of whole milk (-0.9%) and brown lentils (-0.79%).
Lemon, the food that increased the most this year and the potato the one that decreased the most
However, the food that mThe most expensive lemon has become in the last year.with an increase of 15% on average. The conference pear follows with a cost of 7.5% more than a year ago. In fact, the Food that has dropped the most in price in 2024 is the potatoafter it, the olive oil and the seedless white grapes.