AK raises alarm over prices in the food retail sector

While the grocery trade tries to fend off the image of a price driver, the Chamber of Labor (AK) has a different perspective.

AK: Prices for Cheapest Food and Cleaning Products Have Risen Sharply

The AK went shopping and is convinced that there have been significant price increases again for the cheapest food. These have risen by 8.2 percent in September compared to the same month last year. A basket with 40 of the cheapest food items and some cleaning products currently costs almost 82 euros, while it cost just under 76 euros last year.

"Prices are skyrocketing, leaving a lump in your throat," said the employee representatives on Tuesday. They calculate: Coffee beans have become 57 percent more expensive compared to last year, table vinegar 41 percent, and orange juice 36 percent. Whole milk chocolate has increased by 23 percent, whole milk by 8 percent, and tomatoes by 7 percent. But there are also products that have become cheaper, such as shower gel, which cost 17 percent less this September than a year ago.

AK Demands Anti-Inflation Commission

Noticeable is the still high price difference between supermarkets and discounters. The former are on average 7.8 percent more expensive than the discount stores. Conclusion of the employee representatives: "What is needed above all is an anti-inflation commission that can analyze price increases along the value chain and propose measures against unjustified price increases."

(APA/Red)

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