What to do to spend less?

The Spanish Consumers’ Association (ASESCON) stated this This year Christmas will be the most expensive in history. This is evident from the results of a study conducted in recent weeks average costs per citizen in the state 1,081 euroswhere the limit of 1,000 euros was exceeded for the first time.

The ASESCON research ensures that the majority of this expenditure (€ 427.79) goes to donations. However, expenditure on meals (€ 286.98) It is the one that has affected this budget increase the most, because the shopping cart has been becoming more expensive for some time.

At the beginning of December, the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) even warned of a 5.2% increase in the price of the Christmas shopping basket.

The OCU analyzed the prices of several “typical” products at Christmas and noted that ten of them have increased in price: oysters (19%), pomegranate (17%), suckling lamb (16%), sea bass (12%), Iberian bait ham (11%), sea bream (10%), pineapple ( 10%), glass eel (9%), Galician barnacles (8%) and calf round (6%).

Some of them have also reached historic heights:

In the past three yearsAccording to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), prices of almost all food products have increased, as well as some of the most common products in many homes. However, it should be noted that the largest increases They occur in very basic products such as potatoes (44%) or eggs (37%).

How to save on banquets?

Although there is a lot of talk about price increases, that is the case products whose price has fallen in recent months; is the case of the fruit (4.4% since July) and olive oil (14% since May).

This usually does not happen with typical Christmas products, explains the marketing manager of the Uvesco Group (BM, Super Amara and Erkoreka). Pedro Galdos Ayastuyfor whom is the best way to save make advance purchases and take advantage of offers of the shops.