“Price increase” to more than 18,000 items such as food and beverages Average price increase of 14%

Prices for food and other items will continue to rise in August.

At oil soba specialty stores that have stores in Tokyo, etc., the price of oil soba from 690 yen to 740 yen from the 1st ...

In response to soaring raw material prices and the weak yen, major food and beverage manufacturers in Japan have already raised prices this year. A survey by a private credit research company revealed that the total number of products scheduled to be raised in the future exceeded 18,000 items.

By month, October is the most frequent month, and price increases are expected to continue after autumn.

Teikoku Databank, a private credit research company, conducted a survey of 105 major food and beverage manufacturers in Japan, and summarized the price hikes of each company as of the end of July.

According to this, 81 companies, or nearly 80%, have already raised prices this year or plan to raise prices in the future, an increase of 9 companies compared to the previous survey at the end of June.

A total of 18,532 items have been subject to price increases, including re-pricing, etc., totaling 18,532 items, an increase of more than 3,200 items from the previous survey, with an average price increase of 14%.

Price hike Expected to continue after autumn Over 6,000 items in October

On a monthly basis, price increases are planned for more than 6,000 items, which are the most common, in October, and price increases are expected to continue after autumn.

In the background, there are soaring prices of raw materials such as wheat and oils, rises in logistics costs and packaging materials due to rising crude oil prices, and an increase in import costs due to the rapid depreciation of the yen.

By item,

▽"Processed food" such as ham, sausage, and frozen food is the most common item, at 7794 items, with an average price increase of 16%.

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Seasonings such as dressings and mayonnaise increased by an average of 14% for

4,350 items, ▽Alcoholic beverages increased by an average of 15% for 3,732 items, and

▽Sweets increased by an average of 13% for 1,192 items. It's been raised.

A credit research company said, ``Moves to raise prices again or again for products that have been raised so far are concentrated after autumn, and the range of price increases is expanding. is.

No. 1 popular oil soba from 690 yen to 740 yen

A chain store that specializes in abura soba, which has 20 stores in Tokyo and Osaka, has raised the price of four items on the menu from 10 yen to 70 yen from the 1st.

At the store in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, we also changed the menu prices on the signboard outside the store before the store opened at 11:00 am.

Among the price increases, the most popular item, Abura Soba, has increased from 690 yen to 740 yen including tax.

According to the company, the purchase price of noodles increased by about 8% from 58 yen per ball including tax to 63 yen from the 1st, and the purchase price of pork was about 130 yen per kilogram compared to January, about 14%. It's getting higher.

We have been reducing costs by eliminating waste of ingredients and improving work efficiency, but we have decided to raise the price this time because the utility costs are also rising.

It is said that there is a possibility that sales will decrease if the price is raised, so it is said that the width of the price increase was suppressed as much as possible.

A male customer in his 30s who visited the store said, "I feel that there are many things that are going up in price, so I am reducing my eating out. I hope the price increase will stop soon."

Tetsu Kobayashi, the owner of the chain store, said, ``Since there are many young customers, even a slight price increase could lead to them leaving, so we decided to raise the price after many discussions. I heard that the price of ingredients will be raised, and I would like to consider whether to raise the price again while looking at the future situation."

Limited ability to save utility costs due to curbing price increases

At a supermarket in Adachi-ku, Tokyo, the price of about 50 products such as coffee and hot cake powder will be raised by 3% to 10% from the 1st, and the price tag will be replaced before the store opens.

Many of the items that had their prices raised had their purchase prices raised by July.

At supermarkets, we have kept the selling price at the store by purchasing a lot of products and securing inventory before the price rise, but we decided to raise the price because the inventory was exhausted.

In addition to turning off some of the lights in the store, this supermarket has also installed a monitor that can check the amount of electricity used every 30 minutes. , we are working to keep the price increases as small as possible.

Even so, the supplier has been told that the price of the product will be raised in the future, and it is said that there is a limit to such a response.

A woman in her 50s who came shopping said, "I feel the price increases every day, but I think it can't be helped. I try to buy in bulk on days when the prices are low, so I don't buy unnecessary things. I was talking.

Shoichi Tanaka, president of "Super TANAKA" said, "Raising prices puts a burden on customers, so we would like to respond while monitoring trends at other stores. When manufacturers raise prices, we have no choice but to raise them. There is, but as a store, we would like to take measures we can take and try to offer it at the current price as much as possible."

How much will the minimum wage increase this year?

As the movement to raise the prices of goods spreads, attention is focused on raising the minimum wage.

At a meeting on July 25, a council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, including representatives of labor and management, held a discussion for more than eight hours about raising the minimum wage this year, which currently stands at 930 yen per hour on average nationwide. Since no settlement was reached, the discussion was temporarily suspended, and the discussion was resumed at 3:00 pm on the 1st.

In the discussions so far, there has been no dispute over the hike itself, and while workers have insisted on a level that takes into account price increases, companies have taken the stance that it would be difficult to raise wages significantly due to factors such as soaring raw material costs.

For this reason, the focus is on how to assess the rise in prices, which is affecting both labor and management, and to what extent.

In recent years, the amount of the minimum wage hike has reached a record high in many years, and the government has also set an early achievement of the hourly wage of 1,000 yen. is seen to be taking place.

The council is aiming for a settlement within a day.