2023-09-28 14:43:25
A study by the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) ensures that in the city of Girona you can save up to 950 euros per year in the shopping basket depending on the supermarket. The difference between shopping at the cheapest supermarket chain and the most expensive one in Girona is around 20%. Of the establishments analyzed in Girona by the OCU, two supermarkets from Mercadona and one Consum they are the three most economical. conditions, The English Court i caprabo they are on the other side of the table as the most expensive.
According to the study, the main supermarket chains in Spain raised the prices 13% between 2021 and 2022 and they have increased them again by another 12% this yearso they are already up more than 25% in just 24 months.
The analysis of the OCU has been carried out with the collection of almost 155,500 prices of 236 products in 84 supermarket chains. According to these data, the companies with a presence in practically the entire country where the consumer basket is more expensive are Coaliment, Amazon and Unide, compared to Family Cash, Alcampo and Supeco, which are the cheapest. In the regional league, Condis, Caprabo and Dialprix appear as the most expensive, and Tifer, Cash Fresh and Familia as the cheapest. Finally, at the local level, Sánchez Romero, El Economato and Sorli Discau win in terms of the biggest expenditure, in front of Dani, Más Ahorro and Deza.
Inflation is growing in Girona and food is 9.6% more expensive than a year ago
The OCU translates the difference between some supermarkets and others into 1,056 euros per year on average. «By buying at the cheapest establishment instead of the most expensive, you can save an average of 17% of a family’s annual drugstore expenditure and food”, said the organization’s spokesperson, Enrique García, on Thursday, accompanied by the technician responsible for the study, Miguel Ángel Pascual.
“Expenditure on food has grown significantly after two consecutive years of sharp price increases. While increasing the consumer spending we have been losing purchasing powersince buying the same basket implies allocating a larger percentage of the family budget», says the OCU. “Faced with this, many households have been forced to buy more processed products and less fresh products, so that the nutritional quality of our diet has been reduced», warns the same body.
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