The price of a basket of essential food goods rose last week, to 230.38 euros, which is the highest price since DECO Proteste started monitoring these prices, about a year ago.
According to DECO, comparing the total cost of the basket this week with the price registered on February 23, 2022, the increase is 25.46%, that is, another 46.75 euros.
"Fruits and vegetables are the category that has gone up the most. Between February 23, 2022 and March 1, 2023, a basket of fruits and vegetables has already increased by 34.16%, now costing 8.06 euros more, or that is, 31.67 euros", says DECO.
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