EU: Bread rises but it is also still used as a claimed product

In August 2022, the price of bread in the EU was, on average, 18% higher than in August 2021. This is a big increase compared to August 2021, when the price of bread only increased by 3 % compared to a year earlier, according to the latest data published by Eurostat. Some countries were much more affected than others. The highest average change rate of bread prices was recorded in Hungary (+66% in August 2022), followed by Lithuania (+33%), Estonia and Slovakia (both +32%). On the opposite side, with the smallest decreases, were France (+8% in August 2022), the Netherlands and Luxembourg (both +10%). In the case of Spain, the price increase has been around the community average. The increase ...