Statistical economic data refutes the claim of an easier and more profitable life for the citizens of Serbia. Last year, besides hairdressers, what went up in price the most, and what really went down in price?
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Month after month, statistical economic data, even from state institutions, still refute the claim of a better and easier, but above all, richer life for the citizens of Serbia.
The latest indicators published by the Republic Institute of Statistics show that the prices of products and services in November 2005, compared to a year ago, increased by an average of 2,8 percent.
Hairdressers and watches went up in price the most, statistics show, by more than ten percent. What is necessary for people is also significantly more expensive flat renting, renovation and utilities, by an average of about seven percent. On the other hand, the price of a music device or pictures decreased by one to five percent, and there are big gaps in mass consumption goods, that is, food.
What people are most interested in is how much money they need for grocery stores. Compared to November 2024, according to official statistics, food is on average 0,7 percent cheaper. The price of vegetables increased the most, about 18 percent. It is about one percent cheaper to buy fish, milk, cheese, eggs, and these are all foods whose margins are subject to state measures that should be abolished by February 2026, when a sharp increase in the prices of all these products is expected.
On the other hand, coffee is more expensive by 23 percent, fruit by more than 13 percent, and juices by about 10 percent.
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