inflation at 40-year high in Britain, Germany rushes to coal

The rise in prices exceeds 10% in Great Britain. Bread, +12%, milk, eggs +19% and oil, beyond 23%. Unheard of for forty years. In this bakery, the price of cakes is soaring, and customers are becoming rarer. Even removing the staff, impossible to cope. “Staying open with fewer customers is too expensive. It’s no longer viable“, explains Kiersten George, owner of the Victoria Yum bakery. The only hope is the fall in the price of oil. He could perhaps reverse the trend. But when?

In the meantime, the Germans are rushing on coal. Never had Klaus-Jürgen Kaufmann’s business gone so well. In the middle of summer, the charcoal briquettes are snapped up. “One pallet per person. Otherwise we don’t make it. And we only serve customers who have booked in advance“, details the coal seller. The risk of running out of gas this winter pushes the Germans to be cautious. And too bad for the ecology. So much so that the shortage is taking hold throughout the country.

Sweden is exploring the horse trail. Next to this supermarket, a rest area for these horses. The initiative, imagined by the owner of the convenience store, is already appealing. “With gas prices soaring, it’s nice to be able to take the horse instead“, rejoices Gitte Rogsdale. First consequence for this store, the sale of carrots exploded.