{"id":4143,"date":"2025-02-25T03:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/cypriots-see-essentials-prices-surge\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:04:24","slug":"cypriots-see-essentials-prices-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/cypriots-see-essentials-prices-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cypriots see essentials\u2019 prices surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1262527\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cyprus_flag_shadows_web-320x200.jpg?v=1612123765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cyprus_flag_shadows_web.jpg?v=1612123765\" alt=\"Cypriots see essentials\u2019 prices surge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cyprus_flag_shadows_web.jpg?v=1612123765\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Consumers in Cyprus felt the pinch in January as the prices of 26 staple products rose, with 11 categories rising by more than 3%, according to the latest Consumer Product Price Watch. The steepest price hikes were recorded for frozen fish (+16.3%), koulouria cookies (+11.2%), frozen mollusks (+8.2%) and flour (+8%).<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, 18 product categories saw price drops, including sugar (-16.8%), fresh vegetables (-7.5%), fresh meat (-5.5%), and cheese (-3.4%). The fluctuations were recorded by the Consumer Protection Agency under the Department of Commerce, Energy and Industry, which tracks daily sales data from 400 retail outlets nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>While overall inflation in January stood at 2.5% \u2013 similar to December\u2019s 2.6% \u2013 food prices remained a significant driver of costs, rising by 4.8% year-over-year. Restaurants and hotel prices also increased by 4.1%, impacting household budgets further.<\/p>\n<p>While frozen fish saw the highest monthly rise, prices were actually 0.3% lower than in January 2024. Similarly, koulouria and frozen shellfish were cheaper compared to last year, while the prices of baby food (+11.5%) and Cypriot coffee (+11.3%) soared.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1262527\/cypriots-see-essentials-prices-surge\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumers in Cyprus felt the pinch in January as the prices of 26 staple products rose, with 11 categories rising by more than 3%, according to the latest Consumer Product Price Watch. The steepest price hikes were recorded for frozen fish (+16.3%), koulouria cookies (+11.2%), frozen mollusks (+8.2%) and flour (+8%). 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