Easter: prices of chocolate eggs and fish increased between 60 and 120%

Holy Week is a date when, by tradition, they tend to change certain consumption habits. During these days, the fish replaces the red meats and the gondolas are filled with chocolate eggs to give on Easter Sunday. This year, buyers will find increases between 60 and 120%, higher than the general inflation rate recorded over the last twelve months.

According to a study by consulting firm Focus Market, the kilo of hake it went from $ 110 per kilo to $ 250is the value we find today in supermarkets and fishmongers. In one year, it cost more than double, 127%.

Another variation of the article is the pink salmon, historically the most expensive. This year you can get a average price of $ 799 per kilowhen in 2018 it cost $ 340. The percentage increase from one year to the next is similar to that of hake. Trout, on the other hand, increased even more, by 180%. She is already sold at $ 700 per kilo.

Tuna, another product much consumed during Holy Week, is more accessible than the previous options, beyond which it has also undergone sharp price corrections. A box of natural tuna of 170 grams It costs $ 113twice as much as a year ago. A tin can of oil tuna of the same size has a value of $ 162. He also had an almost 100% increase.

In the case of Easter eggs, the increase over the last twelve months averaged 62%. According to Focus Market, a 60 gram chocolate egg is worth $ 125. Last year it cost $ 68.

The smaller version, 20 grams, is sold starting from $ 40. The largest variations, from 100 grams, are around $ 200. There are also premium variants: a quarter-kilo chocolate egg reaches $ 515, while a 390-gram chocolate egg costs about $ 717.

Another typical product of the time is the Easter yarn. In bakeries hand-made threads of half a kilo they are 280 $, while the biggest presentation, a kilo, costs $ 350. The increase between last year and this one is between 40 and 55%. Focus Market has developed its price measurement based on a survey of 912 outlets.