Of the 44 foods tracked in the basket, 19 foods increased in price. Foods that increased in price by 5% or more include onions (9%) and beef (5%).
“Households living on low incomes change their purchasing patterns in response to changes in affordability conditions,” said Abrahams.
“On low incomes, women buy the core staple foods first so that their families do not go hungry and for basic meals to be prepared. Where the money remaining is short, women have no choice but to drop foods from their trolleys or reduce the volumes of nutritionally rich foods in their trolleys.”
This had negative consequences for health, wellbeing and nutrition, he said.
“As financial and economic circumstances…
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