Price explosion in Austria: the cheapest foods became significantly more expensive. In the drugstore, these became 4.2 percent more expensive from 2022 to 2023.
Prices for potatoes rose by 102 percent, for sunflower oil by almost 99 percent and for penne pasta by 90 percent. Flour is also one of the strongest price increases, with an increase of around 88 percent. The North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center continuously monitors the market situation in Germany. Here too, food prices have risen significantly within a year.