A girl attends the annual Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo by David A.Williams/Xinhua)
The consumer price index increased 4.8 percent year-on-year in February owing primarily to rising energy prices and global shortages.
COPENHAGEN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Food prices in Denmark increased by 5.7 percent in February compared to the same month last year, outpacing the consumer price index as a whole, according to figures published by Statistics Denmark on Monday.
The consumer price index increased 4.8 percent year-on-year in February owing primarily to rising energy prices and global shortages.
Between February 2021 and February 2022, the price of butter increased 16.3 percent, that of cooking oils went up 20 percent, and pasta prices surged an astounding 24.3 percent in the country.
Visitors take traditional Danish cuisine at the annual Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo by David A.Williams/Xinhua)
Prior to the current spike in food prices, the last significant increase -- five percent -- was registered in 2012, Statistics Denmark said.
"Food manufacturers rely heavily on heating and petrol. As a result, food prices are highly correlated with energy prices," Danish news agency Ritzau quoted Marie Moesby, consumer economist at Nordea Bank, as saying.
"Another reason is that global shortages have occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shutdowns harmed some producers by preventing them from growing and transporting their produce. This had a pronounced effect on the price of cooking oils," she said.
Chefs prepare Smoerrebroed, or Danish Sandwich, at the annual Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo by David A.Williams/Xinhua)■
