Prices in stores have increased again. This category exception

The “price index in retail stores” report by UCE Research and the University of WSB Merito indicates that in July daily shopping in stores increased by an average of 5.7 percent. relative to the same period last year. This is the same result as in May and slightly lower than in June, when 5.8 percent were recorded.

Prices in stores up. In this category the most

The increase in prices concerned 16 out of 17 analyzed categories, including food, non -alcoholic and alcoholic beverages and the remaining assortment, e.g. economic chemistry or children’s articles. – The overall price increase in retail stores all the time ranges from 5.5% to 5.9%, while inflation given by the Central Statistical Office dropped from 4.9% in January to 3.1% in July. This means that, apart from food and energy prices -comments Dr. Anna Motylska-Kuźma from the University of Lower Silesia DSW.

The report shows that in the previous month the prices of fatty products (an increase of 14.2 percent year on year) went up the most up). The dynamics of price growth in this category are overstated by two products – butter and oil with increases by 17.3 and 18.7 percent, respectively. annually.

– This category has been more expensive since mid -2024. Poor harvest of oily cereal last year. and depleted stocks meant that prices had to rise. The current situation, however, is changing a bit, because oily cereals are cheaper on global stock exchanges. This year’s collections promise to be extremely good, and this means that in the next few months we should see the stabilization of the prices of fatty products, and even their decline – predicts an expert from the University of Lower Silesia DSW.

The second position in the ranking included stimulants (coffee, tea, alcohols, etc.) with an average height of 10.3 percent. year on year. On the lowest step of the podium, however, the recent path leader is, i.e. fruit (an increase of 9.1 percent per year).

Vegetables are cheaper

Fruits are more expensive, while vegetables turn out to be the only category that was “in the minus”. The reduction – in relation to July 2024 – amounted to 1.7 percent. – In the summer, the supply of domestic vegetables is significantly growing, which affects price reductions. This is a typical phenomenon when market supply is powered by fresh products from local crops. However, vegetable prices are very susceptible to weather and seasonal changes – comments Dr. Tomasz Kopyściański from the University of WSB Merito, emphasizing that the current decline can therefore be temporary and does not necessarily herald a lasting deflancy trend.