Thirteen months of food increases: only in October sugar shoots up 27% and fruit, 10%

• Inflation moderated to 7.3% year-on-year in October but food rose 15.8%

Prices

today are

than a month ago and

, but in this time they have experienced ups and downs.

However, the price of

has been rising consistently, non-stop, since September of last year.

According to the data published this Tuesday by the INE,

than a year ago and only in October have they become more expensive

, increases well above the average of what prices increase in Spain.

In fact, while the INE's general inflation index shows a stagnation or slight decline in prices since June, the food index has grown non-stop and

last month.

Food

also has

citizens, hence such a high increase means a break for the pockets of families.

Only in October,

, which means that a one-kilo package that sold for 1.30 euros in September will have cost 1.65 euros in October, 35 cents more in a single month.

Fresh

have become more expensive in a single month by

-a kilo of apples has gone from 1.60 to 1.76 euros-;

while

in one month -a kilo of lentils costs 1.73 instead of 1.60-.

Although these are the foods that show the strongest rises, all those that make up the shopping basket are more expensive than in the previous month:

rose 3.7%;

,

2.2%;

rice ,

%, and

2%, among others.

It is striking that food continues to rise despite the fact that the main costs of companies have begun to loosen.

Electricity

which means that although the producers have had a lower bill this month than the previous one, they have not yet passed on that decrease to final prices;

while

has also fallen in October, 8.4%.

Processed foods have been sold this year on average for 10.2% more expensive than in 2021, and fresh foods, 11.2% more expensive

funcas

The same has not happened with

, which has risen in October compared to the previous month, making transport costs more expensive.

Diesel has

by 3.5%, while

has become more expensive by 2%.

The increase in the price of food in October is added to those that have occurred in the last thirteen months, which is why if we compare the prices with those that were in the country

, we see that today

is 42, 8% more expensive;

flour costs

% more;

butter ,

%;

have

risen 29.2%;

(+25.7%), whole

(+25.6%) and

(+25.5%).

Going to the supermarket is much more expensive than a year ago.

Constant label changes

The monthly increases that have been taking place in food also demonstrate a change in trend on the part of the

which traditionally were more conservative and applied

The monthly increase in prices confirms that it is more profitable for companies to change the labeling of their products from time to time, despite the fact that this change itself entails a cost.

Food continues to rise, despite the fact that the price of raw materials has been falling for months and also despite the fact that electricity is falling, and experts forecast that they

despite the relief of inflation.

Funcas

believes that

and 0.4% in December, while

foods will remain unchanged this month and will rise one tenth in December.

This means that this year the processed products will have sold on average 10.2% more expensive than in 2021, and the fresh ones, 11.2% more expensive.

In 2023 they will continue to rise,

so that on average for the year

products will cost

than this year and

products will cost

These are expected increases much higher than those of the average of goods and services that we consume, since

leaves the

for 2023 at

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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