Prices for a number of consumer products continue to rise, alongside the persistent upward trend in inflation recorded by the Statistical Service, according to the Consumer Protection Service’s Price Observatory for May.
The Observatory, which tracks the weighted average price of 250 basic consumer goods across 400 retail outlets nationwide, recorded the highest monthly increase in cold cuts at 6.4% (up 9.2% compared with May 2025).
Significant increases were also recorded in breaded and pre‑cooked frozen fish at 6.3% (despite being down 15.3% year‑on‑year), frozen molluscs and shellfish at 6.1% (down 10.9% year‑on‑year), olive oil at 5.8% (down 0.2% year‑on‑year), and canned meat at 5.4% (up 7.3% year‑on‑year).
Further price increases were observed in Cypriot coffee at 5.1% (up 5.8% year‑on‑year), baby food at 5.1% (up 10.9%), eggs at 5% (up 7.9%), flour at 4.9% (up 3.5%), laundry detergents at 4.4% (up 10.8%), frozen pasta at 4.1% (up 5%), soft drinks at 3.8% (up 6.2%), toilet paper at 3.6% (up 4.7%) and yoghurt at 3.4% (up 2.9%).
At the same time, price decreases compared with the previous month were recorded in fresh vegetables, down 24.3%, although still up 24.9% year‑on‑year. Fresh fish and molluscs fell by 6.8%, fresh meat by 1.6%, frozen fish by 1.3%, and sugar by 1.1%.
Price gap between supermarkets
On the digital platform “e‑kalathi,” the Consumer Protection Service notes that the number of identical products monitored across seven major supermarkets rose from 228 in October 2025 to 253 by 15 June 2026.
The price difference for this basket of 253 products between the most expensive supermarket, Philippos (€1,080.72), and the cheapest, Sklavenitis (€972.10), was recorded at €108.62, or 11.2%. This compares with €119.70, or 12%, for 257 products in the previous month.
The Service encourages consumers to use the e‑kalathi platform to make more informed purchasing decisions. It also stresses that the Price Observatory is intended purely for information and does not replace individual market research, noting that quality differences between products may not be fully reflected.
Source: CNA
