Courgette, tomato, and onion lead the weekly price increases. Compared to 2025, heart cabbage, coffee, and sea bass have seen the highest price hikes. Since 2022, veal has increased the most, with a cumulative rise of 122%.
Food basket price rises slightly to 254.40 euros
Thursday, 26 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Inflation measures how much general prices rise over time, usually reported year‑on‑year to compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Portugal’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimated January inflation at 1.9% year‑on‑year, down 0.3 percentage points from December, which affects rents, wages and everyday purchasing power for residents.
