Less Ukrainians eat only in Cyprus.
Ukrainians eat abundantly, therefore, spent on food for so much money — with this resonant statement was made by Minister of social policy Andrei Reva. Indeed, according to the state service statistics, we have the products it takes more than half of family income, and abroad — at times less. But experts note that the earnings of Ukrainians is much lower than in Europe, so the percentage of the family budget food costs more time and money in terms of euros — less..
CALORIES. At our request, analysts of the Economic discussion club (EDK) calculated the percentage of expenditure on food in Europe and in Ukraine and calorie daily diet. The only country where one meal a day less calories than in Ukraine is Cyprus. And the difference is only 3%.
But in the EU member States eat so much calorie. In Belgium, the daily rate is nearly 3800 kcal, Germany and Poland — some 3,500 in Romania and the UK about 3400. At the same time the Germans spend on food is 10.5% of income, the Belgians and 13.3%. The highest spending on products from the Romanians, almost 30% of family income, the lowest — in Britain, 8.4 per cent.
In Ukraine, for food leaves 55% of family income. The ratio of plant and animal food in Europe and we have ranges: 70-75% plant foods, 25-30% meat.
SALARY. The Executive Director of the EDC Oleg Pendzin says that Ukrainians have low wages because the country’s low level of gross domestic product (GDP). And he, in turn, depends on productivity.
“Indicator of earnings is the GDP per capita. In Ukraine it is $2500 per person per year, in Poland — $12 500. While our fellow citizens will go to other countries to earn and not to work in their own country, nothing good will not” — summed up Pendzin.
According to experts, the income of a person directly affects the diet. Often the poor Ukrainians have to lean on is not the most healthy, but cheap foods that contain a lot of fat, sugar or starch. It is potatoes, pasta, offal is high quality meat.
EXPERTS. Dietician Oksana Skitalinskaia explained to us that excess calories many Europeans are doing sport or walking to and from work by bike. Although, in her opinion, this amount of calories is still excessive. And their consumption caused by high living standards and developed the catering.
And psychologists say: the myth that Ukrainians eat a lot, is not accidental, because in a crisis people often eat emotionally. “It is a degenerative habit. She’s coming with us of childhood, when grandmother or mother fed the children before bedtime, the child calmed down and slept well. So when adults eat during times of stress, they also fall into the child’s condition, not want to make any decisions. To get rid of this habit, you need to be aware of it, they say, why it is needed, and devalue. Preferably parallel to find a few of these bad habits, to understand them and to devalue all together. Then easier will be able to get rid of the habit of seizing the stress,” says psychologist Vadim Kolesnikov.
FOOD PRICES AHEAD OF INFLATION. Grocery basket Ukrainians going up faster than the level of its income. About it tell the data of research of EDK. So, in July the average monthly cost of a minimum food basket (IPC), calculated on the basis of norms approved by the Cabinet, made up UAH for able-bodied 1421, or 84% of the prozhminimuma (PM). For pensioners the cost of the IPC in July amounted to UAH 1086, or 83% of the prozhminimuma.
In January, the value of the IPC were, respectively, 1255 UAH (78%) and UAH 973 (also 78%) from the corresponding prozhminimuma. If you remember that in January of this year the PM of working age was equal to UAH 1600, and in may increased to 1684 UAH, and for seniors, respectively, and 1247 1312 UAH, the calculations show that inflation is on products for 7 months was more than 10%. Data of the state service of statistics give the food inflation of 8.2%.
The most expensive fruits and berries, primarily because of poor harvest of berries — their costs increased by 88 UAH/month., or 140%, cabbage (by 11 UAH/month., or 120%), pork (18 UAH/month., or 38%). Not changed the price of fish (25 UAH/month.), and the cost of eggs has fallen by almost half — from 34 to 18 UAH.
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