E-kalathi reveals wide price gaps between supermarkets as inflation continues to bite

Economy cost-of-living crisise-kalathiinflationTop News E-kalathi reveals wide price gaps between supermarkets as inflation continues to bite Supermarket Shopping 1536x922 Relevant News E-kalathi reveals wide price gaps between supermarkets as inflation continues to bite 25 July 2026 Lifeguards save swimmer from drowning in Paphos rough seas 25 July 2026 Drousiotis faces up to 7 years over forged documents in “Sandy” case charges 25 July 2026 Newsroom 25 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Rising inflation, driven by the geostrategic crisis in the Middle East, pushed prices of basic consumer goods higher again in June, according to the latest Price Observatory published yesterday by the Consumer Protection Service. The Service said in yesterday’s announcement that annual inflation rose 3.1% since the start of the Middle East war, up from 2.5% in May and 2.8% in April, driven mainly by a sharp increase in petroleum products of 21.2% and a 9.0% rise in agricultural products. The Service said this reflects the continuing price increases recorded by the Statistical Service over the past three months. The gap between the most expensive and cheapest supermarket has also widened. The Service’s comparison of prices for products included on the “e-kalathi” digital platform found that the number of identical products tracked across seven major supermarkets rose gradually from 228 on October 15, 2025 to 250 on July 15, 2026. The ranking of the seven supermarkets has again changed from the previous month. The gap in value between the most expensive supermarket’s basket, worth 1,069.19 euros, and the cheapest, at 957.11 euros, stood at 112.08 euros, or 11.7%, for the 250-product basket on July 15, 2026. That compares with a gap of 108.62 euros, or 11.2%, for a 253-product basket the previous month. Prices for several products rose compared with the previous month, led by fresh fish and molluscs, up 4.6% (down 1.4% year-on-year), infant nappies, up 2.5% (up 5.9% year-on-year), evaporated and condensed milk, up 2.5% (up 5.9% year-on-year), bottled water, up 2.5% (up 3.4% year-on-year), infant food, up 1.9% (up 16.2% year-on-year), eggs, up 1.3% (up 9.1% year-on-year), and Cypriot coffee, up 1.2% (up 10.3% year-on-year). By contrast, 28 product categories recorded price falls compared with the previous month. The largest were fresh vegetables and greens, down 17.3% (up 21.8% year-on-year), frozen breaded and pre-cooked fish, down 3.3% (down 15.6% year-on-year), sugar, down 2.8% (down 1.6% year-on-year), bulgur, down 2.5% (up 2.7% year-on-year), pasta, down 2.3% (up 4.4% year-on-year), biscuits, down 2.1% (up 5.5% year-on-year), LPG cylinders, down 1.9% (up 23.6% year-on-year), flour, down 1.9% (up 7.3% year-on-year), cold cuts, down 1.7% (up 10.6% year-on-year), and rice, down 1.6% (up 1.6% year-on-year). The Service said some products included in the Observatory carry quality differences that cannot be determined, and urged consumers to carry out proper market research before making purchases, taking the Observatory’s findings into account. The Consumer Protection Service stressed that the Price Observatories are prepared solely to inform consumers, do not constitute advice, and are not intended to replace the market research each consumer should carry out based on their own preferences, circumstances and needs, nor to direct consumers toward particular retailers or products. Read more: Consumers’ Association calls for wage rises to combat cost-of-living crisis Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Lifeguards save swimmer from drowning in Paphos rough seas Drousiotis faces up to 7 years over forged documents in “Sandy” case charges Christodoulides, Mitsotakis to coordinate ahead of Guterres visit Public Works nears deal to install smart traffic lights in Nicosia, Limassol Cyprus’s LIVIA takes first place in Europe with smart farming platform Cyprus may have world’s highest stray cat ratio, study finds Time for kleftiko in courtyards, in the village and in the city Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.