Inflation is expected to reach 10% by the end of the year in Germany. It stood at 8.8% over one year in August. In France, inflation was 5.9% in August 2022 compared to August 2021. For certain everyday consumer products, the increase was significant. the bread prices increased by 18% in Germany against only 8% in France.
Alsatians return to do their shopping in France
Many Alsatians have been used to shopping in Germany for years but it is no longer profitable, explains Arthur, a Frenchman who works in Kehl “I always did my shopping in Germany, but I changed this summer. I realized that it was more expensive in Germany. I became aware of it with the price of bread. Chicken also went from 14 euros to 18 euros per kilo in a few weeks. So I do my shopping on the right side now in France.”
In the parking lot of the DM store in Kehl border townother Alsatians interviewed mentioned increases on almost all products, “it is not like it used to be“, “I always buy the same thing and it took 20 euros“Most tell the France Bleu Alsace microphone that they will no longer come to do their shopping across the Rhine as often as before. For their part, many Germans are already coming to stock up in France.