Meals retail inflation in Greece elevated by 2.47% year-on-year in Might 2025, in keeping with the Client Items Retail Analysis Institute (IELKA).
Nonetheless, costs in massive grocery store chains remained comparatively secure in comparison with the earlier month, rising by solely 0.63%.
Wanting on the 12-month interval from June 2024 to Might 2025, costs have been just about flat, displaying a slight lower of 0.03%.
The most important worth drops have been seen in detergents and cleansing provides (-9.20%); pet meals and provides (-4.91%); groceries (-3.57%); cosmetics and private hygiene (-2.72%); and chilly cuts (-0.52%) classes.
These decreases are attributed to market normalisation post-pandemic and decrease producer costs.
Conversely, the most important will increase have been within the classes of biscuits, candies and confectionery (+8.83%), recent fruit and veggies (+7.78%); recent meats (+6.41%); recent and frozen pastries (+5.48%), and alcoholic drinks (+5.46%).
These will increase are linked to components equivalent to worldwide commodity costs (cocoa, espresso, and beef), climate situations affecting fruit and vegetable manufacturing, and diminished livestock numbers.
The timing of Easter additionally performed a task, affecting year-over-year comparisons.
A number of components contributed to the present pattern of secure grocery store costs. These embody slowing inflation; authorities laws, significantly a brand new code of conduct for promotions applied in March; extra frequent and bigger reductions; quicker stock turnover in bigger shops permitting them to react to cost adjustments extra rapidly; and the rising market share of lower-priced non-public label merchandise.
The IELKA survey analyses precise month-to-month gross sales information to trace grocery store worth traits.
By evaluating the unit worth of product classes between Might 2025 and Might 2024, the survey captures each worth adjustments and client buying behaviour. The survey is carried out month-to-month, offering year-over-year worth comparisons.
