That is an increase of 30 percentage points compared to when Nationen did a similar survey in 2019. Only 20 percent of Norwegian respondents said that the prices are about right.
Since January 2022, there has been a sharp increase in food prices across Europe, mainly as a result of the war in Ukraine, news bureau NTB reports.
Spike in cross-border trade
Norwegian Ole Jørgen Lind, store manager at Maximat Nordby, believes cross-border trade is now more extensive than before the coronavirus pandemic.
“We noticed a big change of pace in July after the grocery chains raised their prices,” he told the newspaper.
He believes the price difference between Norway and Sweden is still a thing.
“We expect it to be 45 percent. Simply put, you’ll pay half the price in Sweden,” Lind explained.
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