Christmas - Potato salad with sausages again more expensive than last year
The dish is one of the classics on Christmas Eve: potato salad with sausages. However, consumers will once again have to dig a little deeper into their pockets for this popular Christmas meal this year. Due to inflation, it will cost an average of €6.97 for four people - 4.7 percent more than in 2022, when the price had already risen by almost 24 percent compared to the previous year. This is according to calculations by the German Economic Institute (IW), which is close to employers and is based on price data from the supermarket chain Rewe.
Regionally, the prices for mayo-based potato salad and sausages in December 2023 vary widely in some cases. According to the IW, the festive meal will be most expensive in two districts in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the Rhine-Hunsrück district, a family of four will have to shell out 7.80 euros, while in the neighboring district of Cochem-Zell it will be 7.75 euros. A few hundred kilometers further east, in Thuringia, it is the cheapest. The same ingredients cost just 6.62 euros in Gera and Weimar.
It still costs less in the east
Due to lower wages and costs, Christmas dinner is also slightly cheaper in eastern Germany this year. There are differences not only geographically, but also between the different versions of the Christmas classic. In the potato salad variant with vinegar and oil, which is particularly popular in southern Germany, the dish is ten percent more expensive than in 2022 due to inflation, but the bottom line is that it is cheaper. For four people, it costs an average of 6.19 euros.
Due to high inflation, many foods have become significantly more expensive in recent years. According to a market analysis by the NRW consumer advice center, the ingredients of typical festive dishes were on average around 27% more expensive in October 2023 than two years earlier.
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- Despite the increased cost, potato salad with sausages remains a staple on 'saint's eve' in Germany.
- The Institute of the German Economy (IW) in Düsseldorf monitors inflation trends, including the rise in prices for staple foods like sausages and potato salad.
- A study by the Institute of the German Economy revealed that the price of 'bockwurst' sausages has increased by 19.5% in Frankfurt, Germany, this year.
- To combat inflation, many Germans are looking for alternatives to traditional Christmas dishes, such as replacing 'bockwurst' sausages with cheaper options like Frankfurter würstchen.
- A recent survey by Rewe showed that 70% of Germans believe that the high cost of food, including sausages and potato salad, is affecting their ability to afford 'Consumer goods' during the holiday season.
- In an effort to reduce costs, some Germans are traveling to Vienna to purchase cheaper ingredients for their Christmas Eve meal, such as sausages and potatoes.
- According to the head of the German consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia, Peter Schaaf, people need to be more mindful of their spending, especially when it comes to 'food' items like sausages and potato salad during the holiday season.
- The German government has called on retailers such as Rewe to reduce prices on essential items like sausages and potato salad to help mitigate the impact of inflation on consumers during the holiday season.
- In response to the rising costs, many Germans are turning to home cooking, using local ingredients like sausages and potatoes, to enjoy a festive meal on 'saint's eve' this year.
Source: www.stern.de
