Friday, October 15, 2021

Hints of Serious Inflation

 Via a couple of German news outlets yesterday, as they got to discussing inflation and increasing prices....the cost a German bakery brotchen came up.

Cheapo-wise, in the bulk bag at the grocery presently, you could buy 10 for 3.95 Euro (figure around $5 US).  I know if you were in Germany in the 1980s....a bag of ten probably went for 3 DM ($1.70)....but it's been edging up every decade.

I should note....that's the cheapo bag.  If you wanted the 4-star ones baked fresh by the shop, they were closer to .70 Euro cents each.  

So the conversation is going on.....that .70 Euro cent fresh 4-star brotchen is edging up to .85 Euro cents presently, and some conversations indicate that by spring....it might be 1-Euro per brotchen.  For some folks....that's a bit shocking.


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