Economics
Forget Inflation. Shrinkflation Is Sparking Fury in Germany
- Packages of goods are getting smaller as prices hold firm
- Shoppers are inundating consumer authorities with complaints
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German shoppers are getting increasingly angry at attempts to hike goods prices by stealth.
While so-called shrinkflation -- where the cost of a product stays the same though its size declines -- isn’t a new phenomenon, consumer-protection authorities in Europe’s top economy are being inundated by complaints.