Oil, milk and eggs, the basic products in the shopping basket that have become more expensive in a year

Euskaraz irakurri: Esnea, olioa, eta arrautzak dira azken urtean gehien garestitu diren erosketa saskiko produktuak

After five months of falls, the year-on-year CPI rose again in January in Spain and this upward trend was confirmed in February after registering a rate of 6%. In addition, food prices grew by 16.6% in February in the interannual rate, more than one point above the increase registered the previous month, despite the VAT reduction on certain products in the shopping basket.

This behavior was influenced by the increase in the price of legumes and vegetables and meat, as well as the fact that prices for fish and shellfish fell less than last year.

As for the products that affect the shopping cart, these are the ones that have become more expensive in the last year: oil, milk and eggs.

He olive oil continued to be the staple food that has become more expensive in a year (33.5%) ahead of the whole milk (33.2%), the skimmed milk (33.1%) and the eggs (28%), fresh legumes and vegetables (23.6%), cereals and derivatives (23.2%), dairy products (21.4%) and potatoes and their preparations (21.2%). All products with VAT reduction and suppression maintained double-digit increases compared to February 2022, except for fresh or chilled fruitswith a rise of 5.6%.

among the older monthly increases of price were those of fresh legumes and vegetables or refrigerated (11.2%) and fresh or chilled fruits (5.4%). Flour and other cereals, together with other edible oils other than olive oil, were the only two categories of food with a reduction or suppression of VAT that became cheaper in February compared to the previous month.