The rising inflation rate is causing a lot of problems for consumers. Everyday products have become significantly more expensive. At 7.9 percent, the inflation rate in May was the highest since 1973. A random sample shows the impact this is having on food prices.
The consumer portal
Vergleich.org
has randomly analyzed the products for which the prices have risen particularly sharply in a period of less than 2 months.
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In 1st place: organic butter
With a price development of plus 30.57 percent, organic butter takes first place in the inflation ranking. Here the price rose from 2.29 euros to 2.99 euros. -
2nd place: Sliced salami
During the observation period, the price rose from EUR 1.39 to EUR 1.79 – an increase of 28.78 percent. -
In 3rd place: shampoo
500 ml of the private label shampoo cost 0.75 euros in March and in May. already 0.95 euros. The price rose by 26.67 percent. -
4th place: Black Forest ham
The price of the product rose from EUR 1.19 to EUR 1.49, which is 25.21 percent more expensive. -
In 5th place: Gouda middle-aged
300 grams of the cheese cost EUR 1.99 in March, and EUR 2.49 in May, which is 25.13 percent more expensive.
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Inflation: Highest rate in almost 50 years
For the ranking, the prices of more than 50 private label products in a randomly selected Berlin discounter were collected on March 23, 2022 and May 19, 2022.
Other products with strong price increases were
- Liverwurst +18.35 percent
- Oatmeal + 16.95 percent
- Whipped cream + 14.49 percent
- Toilet paper +14.49 percent
- and organic orange juice +14.39 percent.
At 7.9 percent, the inflation rate in May was the highest in (West) Germany since 1973. Further price increases are to be expected in the coming months.
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