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“It’s madness, we don’t know where the money is going”: in customers’ carts after two years of inflation

2024-01-20T05:08:08.216Z

Highlights: French consumers face dramatic increases on their supermarket shelves over the past two years. “It never stops exploding,” laments Meriam, beret on her head, imitating the gesture with her hands. ‘Winged Bull basmati rice now costs more than 2.50 euros for 500 g,’ adds his niece, a student, who accompanied him that day. � “And we can no longer find a single packet of pasta for less than 1 euro,“ hallucinates the young woman.


As consumers face dramatic increases on their supermarket shelves over the past two years


“It never stops exploding,” laments Meriam, beret on her head, imitating the gesture with her hands.

Behind her, the speakers of the E.Leclerc in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine) broadcast reassuring promotional offers on a loop.

But this mother is not fooled: in a year and a half, she has seen all her favorite brands increase their prices by several dozen cents.

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“Soluble Nescafé, the one that makes 100 cups.

It is 6.77 euros, which is at least 30 cents more than six months ago,” she assures.

“Winged Bull basmati rice now costs more than 2.50 euros for 500 g,” adds his niece, a student, who accompanied him that day.

“And we can no longer find a single packet of pasta for less than 1 euro,” hallucinates the young woman.

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Source: leparis

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