Price of healthy food is rising faster than unhealthy products in the Netherlands

Published 2021년 5월 27일

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The article highlights the price trends of healthy and unhealthy food products in the Netherlands over the past decade, as reported by Statistics Netherlands and the Netherlands Nutrition Center. It shows that the prices of healthy food products have risen by 21% between 2010 and 2020, whereas unhealthy food and drink prices have increased by 15% during the same period. However, the rate of increase has been higher for healthy food in the last two years. Specifically, the article points out significant price hikes for certain items like butter, unhealthy drinks, eggs, and milk, while fresh vegetables, fruit, and tap water have seen the most significant increase in healthy food prices.

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Healthy food products have become 21 percent more expensive in the last ten years, while the price of unhealthy food and drink has increased by only 15 percent. This is evident from figures from Statistics Netherlands and the Netherlands Nutrition Center. It also appears that the Dutch spend an average of 7.18 euros per day on food and drinks for home use. Statistics Netherlands and the Netherlands Nutrition Center looked at the retail prices of healthy and unhealthy foods in the period 2010-2020. This shows that food and drink at home has become 18 percent more expensive in ten years. In addition, the prices of healthy food rose faster than those of unhealthy counterparts. In the last two years, however, this has turned out to be the other way around. In the past year, unhealthy food became 2.3 percent more expensive and healthy products 1.8 percent more expensive. The price increases of unhealthy products vary widely. In the space of ten years, butter has become no less than 66 ...

Source: Nu