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Basket is cheaper, but there are more expensive products. What increased the most?

The price of a basket of essential food items is cheaper compared to last week but remains higher than a year ago, now costing 239.95 euros, according to a price monitoring report by DECO PROteste. The cost decreased by 5.83 euros compared to the period from July 16 to 23. However, not all items have become cheaper. Canned tuna in vegetable oil or olive oil, broccoli, and fish sticks have recorded the highest price increases since last week.

Canned tuna in vegetable oil leads the list of products with the most significant price increase over the week, rising by 7 cents (+5%).

As of the analysis on July 23, the Top 10 products with the highest price increases over the past week include canned tuna in olive oil (+4%), broccoli (+4%), fish sticks (+3%), cauliflower (+3%), eggs (+3%), onions (+3%), boneless pork loin (+3%), sea bream (+3%), and turkey leg (+2%).

Since the start of the year, from January 1 to July 23, eggs have experienced the highest price hike, increasing by 0.45€, or +28%. This is followed by ground roasted coffee (+27%), oranges (+21%), Gala apples (+20%), salted butter (+15%), seabass (+15%), fish sticks (+13%), tomato pulp (+13%), Golden apples (+12%), and frankfurter sausages (+12%).

When comparing the same period last year, from July 24, 2024, to July 23, 2025, the list comprises ground roasted coffee (+55%), whole grain cereals (+47%), eggs (+36%), beef for boiling (+33%), sea bream (+27%), Golden apples (+26%), seabass (+22%), zucchini (+19%), large cod (+19%), and tomato pulp (+17%).

Looking back to 2022, when DECO PROteste began monitoring the cost of a basket containing 63 food items, beef for boiling showed the highest increase. The price nearly doubled, now costing 5.67 euros more than it did at that time. Eggs also show a significant rise, costing 81% more than three years ago.

It’s important to note that the analyzed food basket consists of 63 essential items, including “meat, frozen foods, fruits and vegetables, dairy, groceries, and fish.” The complete list can be consulted here.

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