2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
The National Statistical Institute reported that inflation in 2013 jumped by 0.9 percent, with food prices rising by 0.4 percent.
Inflation for December 2013 was 0.3% higher.
Of the foods in December, the most expensive were vegetables such as tomatoes, which were 17.4% more expensive, and cucumbers - 25.3%.
Prices for ripe beans also moved up - by 2.4%, and for potatoes - by 1.4%.
Yellow cheese also rose in price by 1.1%, while olives rose in price by the same percentage.
In recent months, flour has fallen in price by 1.4%, and Dobrudja bread is now selling at a 2.7% lower price.
At lower prices are also pork, which fell by 1.4%, durable sausages and minced meat, which are sold at a 0.6% discount, fish and fish products, which are cheaper by 1.5% and sunflower oil, which fell by less by 1.2%.
The largest decrease among the foods are citrus fruits, which are offered with a 9.5% decrease, the apples are also cheaper - by 2.9%, the sugar - by 1.6% and the coffee, whose price has decreased by 0.8%.
Cheaper are also mushrooms, which are reduced by 1.9%, ripe garlic - by 1.1%, high-alcohol spirits, which fell by 0.5%, and wines, which are 0.2% lower prices.
In December prices jumped for fresh milk - by 0.4%, perishable sausages - by 0.3%, yogurt - by 0.4%, margarine - by 0.6%, cabbage - by 5%, ripe onions - 0.4%, carrots - by 2.2%, beer - by 0.7%, tea - by 0.8%, carbonated drinks - 0.9%, mineral water - by 0.2%, baby food - by 0.5%, chocolate and chocolate products - by 0.5% and fresh vegetable spices - by 1.9%.
The summary of the data of the National Statistical Institute shows that Bulgarians give 0.1% more money to eat in public places.
In comparison, the annual inflation in France and Italy is 0.7%, and the growth is stimulated mainly by the jump in food prices.
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