Pricer.lt: Basket of cheapest products fell 1.5% in August

The average basket of the cheapest food products in Lithuania became 1.5% cheaper in August than in July, according to Pricer.lt. Despite the monthly decline, the basket cost €15.87, or 29.2%, more than in August 2021, before the war.

Maxima held the top spot in the ranking, cutting its basket price by €1.44. E-Rimi and Rimi ranked second and third, but their baskets became €0.66 and €1.95 more expensive, respectively.

Iki ranked fourth after reducing its basket by €2.10. Lidl came fifth, with a €1.69 increase, while Iki’s Last Mile online store ranked sixth after cutting its basket by €2.15. Norfa and Barbora occupied the final two positions. Norfa’s basket rose by €2.29, while Barbora’s fell by €4.66.

The gap between the cheapest basket, at Maxima, and the most expensive, at Barbora, stood at €24.85, or 42.9%. Of the 52 products tracked by Pricer.lt, 12 became more expensive during the month, 39 became cheaper and one remained unchanged.

Four products rose significantly, by at least 10%: the cheapest loose black tea, the cheapest cooked sausage, the cheapest frozen hake fillet and the cheapest vodka. Pricer.lt recorded the prices on Aug. 25 at Maxima, Iki, Norfa, Rimi and Lidl stores, as well as at the Barbora, Last Mile and E-Rimi.lt online shops.