Food prices
Ahead of the holiday: Shoppers are not rushing yet, but supermarket prices are already rising
Two days before Rosh Hashanah, retail chains report weaker-than-usual customer traffic and are cutting back on deep discounts.
The market is open for competition: The move expected to lower sheep cheese prices
Iranian worker’s suicide attempt exposes Islamic regime's economic crisis, expert says
Summer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says
Gas, milk prices continue to rise
The increases are the latest in a series of recent price hikes.
The cost of living continues to rise despite gov't promises - editorial
As the government prepares to pass the budget, it should not forget its pledge to voters before the last election to rein in the cost of living.
Israeli Consumer Price Index rises 0.8%, almost double the forecast
A series of Israeli companies and importers have announced significant price hikes in recent weeks.
Carrefour's Israel launch could spark much-needed market competition
Recent import reforms have paved the way for the international retail giant to potentially revolutionize the Israeli market.
Forget judicial reform – make life in Israel affordable - editorial
The issue occupying Israelis’ minds above all others isn’t the judicial reform, personal safety or even Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Milk prices rise by 9.28%, increase to double over the next three years
Smotrich proud of cutting the price hike in half, neglects to mention that the other half will eventually come into effect, per his deal with dairy manufacturers.
Smotrich’s last-second push to curb Israeli dairy price hike breaks industry agreement
The move may lead to a shortage of certain dairy staples in Israel as the Jewish holiday of Shavuot approaches.
Smotrich blames former gov’t for upcoming 3% rise in milk prices
In explanation of the price rise, the Agriculture Ministry has highlighted the war in Ukraine as a primary cause.
Pakistan posts highest-ever annual inflation, stampedes for food kill 16
The inflation number was the highest ever year-on-year increase recorded by the statistics bureau since monthly records began in the 1970s.
Israelis expected to waste one quarter of all food bought for Passover
According to a recent study conducted by Leket Israel, a total of 250,000 tons of food, valued at NIS 1.9b, is expected to go unused during Passover.
