Our weekly shopping 16.5% dearer than it was a year ago | VRT NWS: news

VRT Radio 2’s consumer affairs programme ‘De Inspecteur’ has calculated that the price we currently are paying for a full trolly of goods at our local supermarket is 16.5% higher than it was a year ago. The trolley of goods taken by ‘De Inspecteur’ in its price comparison is typical of the things that we all buy when we do our weekly shop. Products containing grain, milk or olive oil have increased in price the most. Every three months ‘De Inspecteur’ looks at the price of the same 75 food produ