“We now have defeated inflation, and there’s no want to worry its go back,” declared Márton Nagy, Minister of Nationwide Financial system, at an financial convention in mid-October, simply two months in the past. Even supposing his phrases have been rather shaded through the Central Statistics Administrative center’s (KSH) knowledge on client costs revealed in the beginning of December – they confirmed a small building up after a very long time -, general the numbers have been certainly a lot more favorable in the second one part of this yr than in 2023.
And we understood this right here within the editorial workplace of Index, when – very similar to our marketing campaign ultimate yr – we nearly ready a whole Christmas menu, i.e. we tested all of the elements, or extra exactly, their value adjustments in response to the newest figures revealed through the KSH. The standard year-end will increase in December don’t seem to be but integrated, however general we will be able to nonetheless get a good suggestion of how our lives have grow to be dearer over the process a yr.
As a result of despite the fact that moderately a couple of meals and merchandise have grow to be strangely less expensive, there are nonetheless some that break the full image. The excellent news, on the other hand, is that during 2024, the cost of the Christmas menu higher to a lesser extent in comparison to 2023 as an entire, in comparison to a yr previous, i.e. measuring 2023 in comparison to 2022.
The carp is In
Let’s get started straight away with the primary route. Balaton fish soup may nearly have grow to be even less expensive in a yr, if we pass over crucial a part of it. However who ever heard of fish soup with out fish? Smartly, we do not, identical to the carp that blew the funds. In twelve months, onions, potatoes, salt or even pepper turned into less expensive. The cost of paprika has higher, i.e. higher, however to not the similar extent as that of carp. The cost of a kilo of carp fillet prices nearly HUF 200 greater than a yr in the past. In general, the fish juice prices HUF 369 extra this yr.
| Balaton fish soup (HUF) | |||
| Substances: | 2022. december | 2023. november | 2024. november |
| 2 onions | 81 | 101 | 86 |
| 2 kg ponty | 7860 | 8460 | 8820 |
| 2 potatoes | 62 | 64 | 63 |
| simplest | 26 | 29 | 27 |
| bors | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| 3 tablespoons of purple pepper | 300 | 380 | 408 |
| All | 8349 | 9056 | 9425 |
Turkey has grow to be even less expensive
The following route is turkey breast wellington taste. That is the place we have been maximum shocked: the cost in line with kilo of turkey breast fillets has been in sharp decline for the reason that finish of 2022 and prices even lower than on the finish of ultimate yr. Sadly, this meals did not get any less expensive both, as the cost of mushrooms and particularly flour has long gone down a little over the process 365 days. This isn’t even compensated through the truth that walnuts value much less, in keeping with the KSH. General, the rise of HUF 81, i.e. 0.02 %, nonetheless turns out manageable.
| Turkey breast Wellington taste (HUF) | |||
| Substances: | 2022. december | 2023. november | 2024. november |
| 1 kg turkey breast fillet | 3140 | 2920 | 2870 |
| liszt | 217 | 193 | 275 |
| 7 dkg of walnuts | 404 | 401 | 399 |
| simplest | 26 | 29 | 27 |
| bors | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| 2 tablespoons of oil | 74 | 71 | 72 |
| 30 dkg of mushrooms | 495 | 564 | 610 |
| 1 egg | 90 | 75 | 82 |
| All | 4466 | 4275 | 4356 |
That good-smelling cabbage
We additionally felt the rise in the cost of meat and its changing into less expensive in relation to crammed cabbage in Szabolcs. A kilo of sausage, as an example, thankfully prices lower than ultimate yr, however the cost of minced meat and bacon has risen. Rice additionally turned into less expensive, however the whole lot was once overshadowed through the inflation of cabbage, which now not simplest turned into dearer, but additionally jumped neatly above the extent of 2022, which can also be mentioned to be moderately top. Its worth higher through nearly 20 %. All in all, this has led meals to grow to be dearer: crammed cabbage will value HUF 147 extra in 2024 than in 2023.
| Szabolcsi crammed cabbage (HUF) | |||
| Substances: | 2022. december | 2023. november | 2024. november |
| 1 head of cabbage | 412 | 376 | 446 |
| 2 onions | 81 | 101 | 86 |
| 15 dkg of sausage | 877 | 888 | 853 |
| 2 tablespoons of purple pepper | 200 | 250 | 272 |
| 20 dkg of bacon | 580 | 630 | 642 |
| 60 dkg of red meat | 948 | 1116 | 1212 |
| 15 dkg of rice | 115 | 112 | 109 |
| All | 3213 | 3473 | 3620 |
Bagels are nonetheless a success
After all, bagels can’t be not noted of the Christmas desk. In response to our impromptu – and certainly not reputable – ballot, walnuts are the winner for almost all. It is fortunate that, as discussed, the cost of this additionally went down. Simply as sugar has grow to be less expensive this yr. The cost of bitter cream went up a little, but it surely was once the flour and butter that in reality boosted the overall. It prices HUF 53 extra to make a peace bagel this Christmas than it did a yr in the past.
| Walnut bagels (HUF) | |||
| Substances: | 2022. december | 2023. november | 2024. november |
| 30 dkg of potatoes | 117 | 120 | 118 |
| 1 dl | 53 | 46 | 48 |
| 25 dkg lawn | 199 | 142 | 154 |
| 1 egg | 90 | 75 | 82 |
| 60 dkg flour | 130 | 115 | 165 |
| 40 dkg of sugar | 103 | 170 | 155 |
| 1 dl bitter cream | 38 | 200 | 203 |
| 20 dkg of walnuts | 1156 | 1148 | 1144 |
| All | 1886 | 2016 | 2069 |
Abstract
The preparation of all the Christmas menu – in fact shall we now not come with the whole lot within the prices, as many merchandise can’t be discovered within the KSH’s client basket – will due to this fact value HUF 650 extra in 2024 than in 2023. The excellent news is that the tempo of value will increase is moderated in response to those.
(Quilt photograph: Kitti Kolumbán / Index)
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