As if the explosion of the price of rents that appeared strongly in June 2025, in July 2025, again showed her “teeth” again or her “teeth” accuracy in food, but also in clothes.
It is noted that as of July 1, 2025, the ceiling on the gross profit margin has stopped, which may have contributed to the return of the accuracy of foods sold in supermarkets. The truth, according to the latest data released by ELSTAT for July 2025, the food price index increased by 2.8% compared to July 2024 against 2.4%, which occurred between July 2024 – July 2023.
Indicatively, between July 2024 – July 2025, the price of fruit increased dramatically, specifically by 19.3%, the price of coffee increased by an astronomical rate of 16.8%, while fresh fish increased by 7%and meat (generally) by 6.2%. At the same time, the price of bread increased by 2%, of pastry products by 5.8%, the yogurt went to +3.4%and sweets to +6.4%. The only exception in the upward wave was noted only in olive oil prices (-27.1%) and pasta (-8%).
Indeed, a greater increase in food prices even occurred between June – July 2025 (+0.8%) compared to the increase between June – July 2024 (+0.3%).
At the same time, in July 2025 there was an 11.3% increase in rent prices and an increase of 18.9% in electricity prices.
Concerning the overall picture of inflation, the comparison of the General Consumer Price Index of July 2025 with the corresponding July 2024 index increased 3.1% against a growth of 2.7% in the corresponding comparison of 2024 to 2023.
The General Consumer Price Index in July 2025, compared to June 2025, declined 0.4%, compared to a 0.7%decrease, which occurred during the corresponding comparison of the previous year.
The average consumer price index of August 2024 – July 2025, compared to the corresponding index of August 2023 – July 2024, increased 2.6%, compared to a growth of 2.8% in August 2023 – 20 August 20 July 2023.