I went this AM to my local German bakery. I have a set amount/type of bag that I buy (for over a decade now)....for Saturday.
This bag used to be in the 5.50 Euro range (say before 2017). Around 2018, it went to the 6 Euro range. As Covid arrived in mid-2020.....it went to 6.75 Euro.
Around early 2022....it flipped to 7.30 Euro, and at the end of 2022....it flipped to 7.87 Euro.
This AM, the bakery chief went to 8.22 (4.5-percent increase). At the present pace, I expect another 4-percent rise by the end of 2023....bringing to 8.59 Euro for the bag.
I know it's nickel and dime here, but as you look at everything....from a slice of cake to a cup of coffee....they've all gone up.
I sat yesterday in the city of Wiesbaden....at a cafe, and paid around 3.50 Euro for a normal cup of coffee. That's probably double of what I would have paid in 2017.
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