A survey by a credit research company found that more than 7,300 items of food and beverages are scheduled to be raised this year, and more than half of them will be concentrated next month.

The number of items with price increases next month is second only to October last year, and we are analyzing that there will be another rush of price increases.

Teikoku Databank conducted a survey of 105 major food and beverage manufacturers in Japan as of the end of last month and summarized the price increase movements.



According to this, the total number of food and beverages that have already been raised or are scheduled to be raised this year, including the ``real price increase'' that reduces the content without re-raising or changing the price, has reached 7390 items. .



The price increase period is from this month to April, and the number of items has increased by about 1.6 times from the same period last year.



By month, there are 580 items this month, 4283 items next month, 1837 items in March, and more than half of them will be concentrated in next month.



The number of items with price increases next month will be second only to 6,699 items in October last year, and credit research companies are analyzing that there will be another rush of price increases.



In addition, the average price increase rate for this year was 18%, exceeding the average of 14% last year. It means that we are



Looking at the items that will be raised in price this year,


▽ 3897 “processed foods” such as frozen foods,


▽ 1446 “alcoholic beverages and beverages” such as imported wine,


▽ 1417 “seasonings” such as soy sauce and dressing. And so on.



"Teikoku Databank" said, "There are more cases of actual price increases, where the content is reduced without changing the price. It seems that the movement of price increases will continue for a while this year."