The food basket monitored by DECO PROteste is 7.35 euros more expensive than in the first week of the year, despite a slight decrease in price last week, according to data released by the consumer protection organization on Thursday.
“On the other hand, the food basket became slightly cheaper last week. Between November 12 and 19, its price dropped by 1.44 euros (0.59%), now costing 243.52 euros. Despite last week’s decrease, the price of the food basket is still 7.35 euros (3.11%) more expensive compared to the first week of this year,” states the analysis released by the association.
However, since DECO PROteste began monitoring the price of food goods in January 2022, this basket has increased by 55.82 euros (29.74%).
Which products have increased the most?
According to the most recent data, tomato pulp and curly lettuce were the products with the highest percentage price increase last week.
“The price of tomato pulp rose by 23 cents (18%), with a 500-gram package of this product now costing 1.48 euros. Curly lettuce, on the other hand, saw its price rise by 37 cents per kilo (17%), and now costs 2.51 euros,” according to the organization’s website.
In the last week, between November 12 and 19, “in addition to tomato pulp and curly lettuce, the products with the highest percentage price increase were whole cereals (14%), tuna steak in olive oil (13%), and mackerel (11 percent)).”
Comparing this week’s prices with those of the first week of the year, on January 1, 2025, the highest percentage price increase was observed in products like eggs (32%), spaghetti (22%), and broccoli (18 percent).
Furthermore, since DECO PROteste started this analysis on January 5, 2022, the highest percentage increases were seen in beef for boiling (97%), eggs (86%), and whole cereals (72 percent).
How is the price of the basket calculated?
Since January 2022, DECO PROteste has been monitoring the evolution of prices of essential food goods, “analyzing, every Wednesday, the total cost of a basket, based on prices collected on the previous day in major supermarkets with online stores.”
“First, the average price per product is calculated in all available online stores in the simulator. Then, by adding the average price of all products, the cost of the basket for a given day is obtained,” explains DECO PROteste.
The year-on-year inflation rate stood at 2.1% in October in the eurozone, confirmed Eurostat today, indicating that in the European Union (EU) it was 2.5%, with Portugal presenting the sixth lowest (2.0%).
Lusa | 10:41 – 19/11/2025
