An increasingly salty bill. According to INSEE figures published this Thursday, the star products for breakfast are not exempt from inflation. As for beverages, the prize for the highest rise on the shelves goes to coffee, whose price rose by 11.2% between August 2021 and August 2022.
It exceeds whole milk (+7.8%) or skimmed and semi-skimmed milk (+9.4%) which, however, registered strong increases, as well as cocoa and chocolate powder (+6.7%) or fruit juices (+6%). On the contrary, the evolution of the prices of teas and infusions is more moderate: +3.1% in one year.
These increases are explained by the increase in production costs, mainly due to the rise in energy prices, but also by the sharp rise in transport costs in recent months, as well as by raw materials. The coffee bean in particular saw its prices soar due to episodes of frost and floods in Brazil, the world’s largest producer, destroying part of the harvest and considerably reducing supply.
+15.8% for butter, +11.4% for eggs…
Among other breakfast essentials, cereals saw their prices rise 9.5% in August, year over year. An increase close to that observed for yogurts (9.7%) or sugar (+9.1%). For its part, eggs gain 11.4%, while fresh fruit increases 3.2%. Sandwich lovers have also undoubtedly noticed the inflation that is hitting bread (+8.2%), butter (+15.8%) or even jams, compotes and honey (+7.8%).
Note that the small appliances used for breakfast are also much more expensive than they were a year ago. Both toasters and coffee machines saw their prices rise 14.7% between August 2021 and August 2022.
Source: BFM TV
