RETAIL SALES: DO THEY MEAN REDUCED EXPENDITURES? GERMAN GROCERY EVIDENCE



Tab. 2: Average and variation of food retail prices in Germany

All

Store type

Retailer company

SSM

BSM

CSM

DC

A

B

C

D

E

F

Beef

Mean

1531

1662

1634

1439

1482

1581

1582

1513

1726

1421

1333

Stdv.

299

239

285

277

444

276

317

238

289

291

206

Liver sausage

Mean

1477

1684

1564

1376

1428

1505

1584

1574

1443

1293

1212

Stdv.

456

427

416

458

480

484

426

411

467

428

393

Pork

Mean

1323

1529

1437

1211

1171

1366

1419

1303

1504

1150

950

Stdv.

387

372

358

365

399

401

370

349

421

321

230

Poultry

Mean

1602

1700

1679

1539

1435

1601

1644

1628

1710

1516

1441

Stdv.

306

305

281

298

364

320

307

302

292

284

238

Apples

Mean

322

309

341

315

297

305

326

333

347

315

299

Stdv.

67

66

68

64

56

68

71

63

69

57

44

Pears

Mean

335

329

351

327

309

326

341

331

354

329

322

Stdv.

74

71

77

73

58

75

70

72

77

71

68

Citrons

Mean

56

55

59

55

36

58

55

56

52

55

57

Stdv.

17

14

19

16

7

19

17

18

13

16

14

Lettuce

Mean

183

181

194

179

162

183

186

179

194

181

167

Stdv.

59

54

61

58

46

60

57

56

62

56

57

Carrots

Mean

169

174

180

163

141

168

171

172

182

165

152

Stdv.

51

45

55

49

42

56

52

50

58

43

44

Onions

Mean

176

179

195

165

137

174

183

179

197

164

129

Stdv.

64

65

63

61

57

64

67

58

60

58

58

Legend: All prices in German pennies per kg, except the prices of lettuce and citrons which are quoted in German
pennies per piece.

Source: Data by ZMP, 2001.

Fig. 2: Total and weekly share of sales over all products

Legend: Share of products (total of 10 food items) that are on sale based on the definition in the text.

Source: Data by ZMP, 2001.

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