Food basket rises again and exceeds 256 euros in the latest week

The basket of 63 essential goods monitored by DECO Proteste rose by 70 cents to reach 256.26 euros, following a 1.34-euro increase the previous week. Fresh hake saw the largest weekly increase at 17% to 14.02 euros per kilo, followed by tuna in vegetable oil and hake medallions, both up 7%. Compared to the start of the year, the same basket costs 14.43 euros (5.97%) more.

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If you buy groceries in Portugal, the cost of essential goods continues to climb, with the monitored basket now exceeding 256 euros.

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