We spend more than a year ago. Filling the shopping basket last March was more expensive than last year. The increase in oil and chocolate prices has increased spending in the Spanish shopping basket by 5%. Demand rose 2.1% while the average price rose 2.8%.
Sales in food have increased by 6.2%, in beverages by 3.4% and in drugs and perfumery by only 1.7%. The demand for these products is positive with increases of 3% for food, 1% for beverages and 0.2% in home and personal care products.
Although not everything is good for the Spaniards, an increase in demand causes an increase in the average price compared to March 2023, food registers an increase of 3.1%, beverages do so by 2.4% and in drugstore and perfumery remains practically stable at 0.2%.
By sales channel, there has been an increase in gasoline stations with 9.7%, due to Easter, online sales have also increased by 9.4% compared to last year, large supermarkets by 6.9%, small supermarkets by 5.6%. %, medium-sized ones 3.6%, perfumeries 2.1% and hypermarkets 0.6%.
The report has shown that Spaniards prefer white labels over original brands. Private labels increased their sales by 8.3% and in volume by 5.2%, while the manufacturer’s brands have increased their sales by 2.3% and in volume they decreased by 1.5%.
The foods that are purchased most private label are dairy products and grated cheese, which have increased their sales volume (19.2%), cheese (15%), cream (13.1%) and cheese. blue (12.1%). ).
Dietary products are once again favorites among buyers with an increase in sales volume in value of 16.2%, products for preparing pastries at home with an increase of 14.1% followed by frozen prepared fish with an increase of 11.2% and the normal frozen one with 9.2%. In the month of March, demand also increased for sweets (9.4%), nuts (8.9%), facial treatment (7.5%) and refrigerated ready meals (7.2%).
Meanwhile, the least demanded are sun protection and parapharmacy products, which decreased their demand by 10.9%, baby foods by 5.3% and juices by 4.5%.
The prices of oil and chocolate are those that increase the most. The oil has become a true luxury product after increasing its price by 30.5% compared to last year. Although with the current crisis, chocolate has risen in the ranking, with an increase in its prices of 11.1% and 4.1% in cocoa. They are followed by pharmacy products with a price increase of 10.3%, fragrances (10.2%), olives and pickles (9.6%), juices (8.9%) and hair care products. (8.4%).
While prices for other products fell, such as grated cheese with a decrease of 8.3%, cheese balls (7%), butter (5.9%), facial treatment products (6.8%), household cellulose (6%). and laundry detergents (2.9%).
