In the Holy Week festive movement and in the Easter gift markets for family and social obligations, it hopes for food, toy and clothing retailing to breathe after the “gaps” and the “dysfunction” of the domestic market in the first 100 days.

This is noted in a statement to the Athenian Agency by the President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vassilis Korkidis.

As he adds, the Easter market is short in duration, which does not exceed the week, but high in intensity, with a turnover of 1.5 billion euros.

In a market “scanning” the market, says Mr Korkidis, in the first quarter we see an increase in turnover in total businesses by 7.5%, a 5% increase in trade and only 2.5% in retail enterprises, which is lower than 3.1% of inflation. Consumption also corresponds to the retreat of retailing to 37% of total turnover.

OR Payment of Easter Gift to private sector workers, to the Great Fourth, This year exceeds 1 billion euros, always gives the extra impetus to buying traffic. Although much of the gift this year, it is going to be directed to the Easter table food costs, consumer markets for gifts, toys and candles for children, clothes and shoes are expected to boost the turnover of retail businesses, as well as their residence services. This year, the Greek Orthodox Easter coincides with the Catholic and is essential and practical within the tourist season in which the increased tourist traffic from abroad should be taken into account with the appropriate “imported consumption” that is expected to be created.

Easter basket

The “Easter basket” with 50 different products And by applying only to supermarkets, it will be in place until Saturday, April 19, with the aim of keeping them at a reasonable level and preventing “ups and downs” in prices.

“It is even estimated that it will be the last basket after the downturn in food inflation,” the president notes, but adds: “However, consolidated accuracy in food, after a semester without changes, in the two months of March and April, was raised 1.7%, according to Eurostat, according to Eurostat.”

What is no longer in force is the “godfather basket”, as the increase in games from 2021 to the present day is very short in the five years of 3-4%.

It is noted that the Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos It has pointed out that the checks by DIMEA, throughout the market, will be intensive throughout Easter.