After such announcements arrived from Sarajevo companies in early January, the new loose prices for 10 to 15 percent announced and bakers from Semberija. They state that in this way, they seek to compensate for the growth of operating costs, so this time the final account will be exited to citizens due to any movement of raw materials or energy.
Price range
– We formed these prices, a large white bread of 500 grams was 1.70 KM, and now it will be 1.80 KM. It is a minimum increase in price that only needs to compensate the costs incurred – said Radenko Pelemis, President of the Bakeljina Bakeljina Bakeries.
By the way, significant oscillations are noticeable in the prices of bread in BiH, depending on the grams, manufacturers and the city. We asked for prices in Goražde, Zenica, Sarajevo and Travnik, and their range is 1.6 to 2.20 KM.
The President of the Association for Improving the Quality of Living “Futura” from Mostar Marin Bago believes that the increase in price increases in the bakery industry has affected the decision to increase the minimum wage.
Market economy
– I believe that the last decisions of the FBiH government bring great disorders in the labor market and will reflect it with different pregnancies. We expect measures from the Government on the issue of reducing the prices of certain products from the consumer basket. Each solister must go to reduce individual amounts from the consumer basket. It is very poor this ambience and rhetoric against entrepreneurs, while, on the other hand, we have the largest number of employees in public administration in Europe. We managed to dict the market economy model, because what we have now is not in line with the Constitution, nor with our commitment to EU membership, which requires public administration reform. This should be taken seriously – says Bago.
Data of the Agency for Statistics
According to the data of the BiH Agency for BiH, the average price of a kilogram of bread in BiH in December 2022. was 3.2 km. In December 2023. The price of bread was 3.6 km per kilogram. In December last year, before the current price increase, the kilogram of bread cost 3.7 km. In the same period, the flour fell from 1.7 to 1.5 marks per kilogram.
The citizens began the prices of half-bread of 400 and 500 grams “Locked” to 1.65 last year, or 1.75 KM, while today the products cost up to 2.1 and 2.2 km, respectively, Avaz.
