Singapore L'Inflazione Alimentare

Food prices in Singapore increased by 2.7% year-on-year in August 2024, holding steady for the second straight month while staying at their slowest rise since February 2022. Within food, excluding food servicing services, cost rose for bread & cereals (3.1%), meat (0.4%), milk, cheese & eggs (0.9%), fruits (1.3%), non-alcoholic beverages (1.9%), oils & fats (1.5%), vegetables (3.3%), and other food (4.0%). In contrast, prices fell for fish & seafood (-5.3%), and sugar, preserves & confectionery (-1.6% vs -3.7%). Among food servicing services, prices grew further for restaurant foods (4.3%), fast foods (3.3%), hawker food (3.1%), and catered food (2.6%).