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Food prices are rising steadily: from seed oil to sugar, shopping has become very expensive.
The cost of air travel is also increasing, and excise taxes on fuel will continue to rise.
Codacons warns that all this will lead to a further increase in the cost of goods, and life will become increasingly difficult.
The scenario is worrying and the crisis shows no sign of abating.
We therefore provide an overview of the foods that have seen and continue to see the biggest price increases and see the warning from the President of Codacons, Carlo Rienzi.
Increases the cost of groceries: the percentages
The foods that have seen the greatest increase are primarily dairy products, and among these, butter and canned milk have seen the greatest increases.
In particular, butter experienced an increase of +41.7% compared to the previous year, and canned milk recorded an increase of +33.1%.
Since then, seed oil has become one of the most expensive foods compared to last year, and this aspect is mainly due to the fact that the world’s leading seed oil producer is Ukraine.
In detail, the seed oil has now reached a value of +52.3% compared to the previous year.
Overall, it is estimated that every family spends at least 1,000 euros more on shopping than in the previous year.
The codacons alarm and energy prices
Electricity has continued to increase strongly compared to the past few months.
In particular, electricity on the free market achieved a cost increase of +239%.
On the other hand, on the protected market, electricity prices increased by +91.5%.
With the cut in the excise tax rebate, fuel costs are also expected to increase, which will affect all goods that need to be transported by road to reach the shops.
But air travel has also become significantly more expensive than in the previous year.
In particular, the cost of a plane ticket increased by +101% compared to last December.
Codacons’ Carlo Rienzi warns that the increase in fuel prices will lead to a further general increase in consumer prices.
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All this will have negative consequences both for the purchasing power of Italian citizens and for inflation.