In recent years, prices in Swedish grocery stores have risen at a record -breaking pace but in 2024 the trend turned. Inflation has now loosened a bit on its hard grip on the Swedish economy.
However, there is still a threat that can cause food prices to rush again, something like ICA’s CEO, Nina Jönssonflagged for in an interview with Sweden’s Radio: Donald Trumps New tariffs. If commercial duties are introduced, food prices can rise again.
“You drive it up general inflation and then it will affect, among other things, product and transport prices,” Jönsson told The channel when.
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Food prices rushing in the United States – after Trump’s customs
Some who have already seen evidence of the impact of customs on food prices are the Americans themselves.
President Donald Trump in the White House. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP/TT.
Food prices have, as in Sweden, been affected by inflation in the United States as well. In his campaign, Trump promised to do something about the rising prices from “day one”. So far, his focus seems to have been elsewhere.
Since his second presidential candidacy began, Trump has discontinued USAID, and has now set the sights on the Ministry of Education and the Pentagon, which handles the US military.
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Price for a packet of egg: SEK 132
In the city of New York, 79 percent of the population states that it has become more difficult to buy food in the past year and as many as ten percent state that they have been hungry because they could not afford to buy enough food, something that the Gothenburg Post reported.
The New York residents are finding it increasingly difficult to buy food. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP/TT.
According to the newspaper Costs a packed with 12 eggs about $ 12 in the US, which corresponds to SEK 132. A loaf of bread is up to $ 4.69, equivalent to $ 51 and a half kilo of minced meat costs $ 6.99, equivalent to SEK 77.
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