Veranos más calurosos, helados más caros: cómo la inflación ha impactado en el cucurucho
El precio medio de este producto ha subido un 4,1% en un año, impulsado por el encarecimiento de la energía y de algunos ingredientes
Heats waves that have been ravaging Spain offer few joys, but perhaps one of them is being able to enjoy an ice cream to cool down for a moment. This summer, the need to visit the nearest ice cream parlor to fight against the effects of climate change has met with the impact of another contemporary phenomenon, this time on the wallet: inflation.
Ice creams, both from parlors and supermarkets, have seen a general increase in prices, and the reasons are very similar to the rise of other items in the shopping basket: the surge in energy prices, the increase in transportation costs for some ingredients, or the rise in labor costs and commercial rents. The result is that, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the average price of a liter of ice cream has been set at 5.02 euros, 4.1% more than the previous year.
However, the same data shows that consumption has increased by 11.7%: a higher price is not enough to quench the thirst for an ice cream.
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