Netherlands: Cart full of groceries has become 3% more expensive than last year

A shopping cart full of groceries has become on average about 3 percent more expensive in the past year, according to figures from market researcher GFK, which were initially requested by the AD. The market researcher saw prices rise up to 9 percent in some cases. For the study, GFK compared grocery prices in the first quarter with figures for the first three months of last year. This shows that fresh products in particular, such as meat (products), bread and salads, have become more expensive. For example, a kilo of meat costs 9.11 euros this year, compared to 8.55 euros last year. The price increase is partly due to increased demand. We do more shopping nowadays, because we are more often at home due to the changed work situation. Because we are more often at home, the Dutch have also bought pets en masse in the past year, which has increased the prices of dry dog food and cat food. Furthermore, our shopping pattern has also changed; for example, we were more often to be found ...