<Anchor> This
is a friendly economic time.
Today (the 6th), I will be with reporter Han Ji-yeon.
There are a lot of things to eat with family this month.
And now that the distance is lifted and the days are getting better, I think you'll meet people you haven't met in a while and eat a lot, but the price of eating out has really risen a lot these days, right?
<Reporter>
Yes, you must have eaten out a lot on Children's Day yesterday, and you must have been very surprised by the price.
The 6.6% increase in food prices is the highest rate since 1998.
It's been 24 years.
If I tell you last year how much this has gone up, you'll be offended.
Until August 2020, the inflation rate for food service was only 0.6%.
A whopping 6% jump in 1 year and 8 months.
I don't know if you remember last year.
Even with par, for example, the price of par was so high that the word ‘pa-tech’ became popular.
Also, there were many people who grew green onions themselves and ate them.
Raw material prices such as various agricultural, livestock and marine products continued to rise.
Also, the international situation is huge recently.
As the Ukraine crisis prolongs, grain and cooking oil prices soared.
In addition, Indonesia's palm oil export restrictions are added, which inevitably increases the cost of eating out.
<Anchor>
It seems that it feels more burdensome as we go up further.
But, given the current situation, which items have risen in particular?
<Reporter>
The National Statistical Office surveys the price of eating out with 39 items. Among them, galbitang rose the most.
It was over 12%.
It was followed by sashimi and kimbap, which rose the most.
I'm sure you ate a lot yesterday, but it's a children's favorite.
Pizza, jajangmyeon and chicken also showed a 9% increase.
Another thing that went up the most was meat, and the order was beef, pork ribs, and pork belly.
Of the 39 items, only one hamburger did not go up, but even that price fell for a short time due to discounts from major franchises.
<Anchor>
However, once the price of this restaurant rises, it has a characteristic that it does not fall easily.
But my income doesn't seem to go up, but the money I have to go out and the price of eating out seems to go up more and more, so it's going to become a burden.
However, especially these days, as I have ordered a lot of delivery in the last two or three years, the price of this restaurant has become a little more expensive.
I think a lot of people feel this way.
<Reporter>
It is perfect for single-person households to spend a lot of money if they order food from a delivery app.
Due to the high delivery cost and the minimum order amount, we order more than necessary.
The average price of naengmyeon in Seoul exceeded 10,000 won for the first time ever.
I recently ordered Pyongyang Naengmyeon through an app, and it was 12,000 won.
However, the minimum order was 18,000 won, so I had to order half a plate of 6,000 won dumplings.
I tried to eat naengmyeon by myself, but I spent more than 20,000 won.
However, during the pandemic, the number of deliveries and the amount of food delivered more than tripled.
As the demand for delivery skyrocketed, the delivery cost also went up.
In many ways, delivery apps played a big role in raising the price of eating out.
<Anchor>
That's right.
As the delivery fee rises, there is a controversy over whether the delivery fee will be borne by the consumer or the owner will bear it.
Because of this, it seems obvious that the price of eating out has risen a little more.
Recently, social distancing has been lifted and the atmosphere is a little bit like an atmosphere where you don't order a lot of deliveries.
But has the number of deliveries actually decreased?
<Reporter>
Yes, the effect of social distancing is huge, but the number of delivery app users decreased by 11% compared to the same period last month.
In particular, Coupang Eats has decreased by nearly 20%. It is the off-season for delivery since April is a time when I travel a lot, but considering the fact that there were more users in April last year than during the peak season, is it a short-term effect when the distance is lifted after a long time, or is the delivery business on the road to decline? It seems like we have to wait and see if we can walk.
Also, since the beginning of this year, there has been a boycott of delivery apps as the delivery fee shared by consumers and restaurant owners has risen to around 10,000 won.
More than half of Seoul citizens who said they did not use delivery in the first quarter of this year answered, “The delivery food and delivery costs are expensive.” In particular, 3 out of 10 people said they did not use delivery because of the expensive delivery costs.