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Adobe Digital Value Index Exhibits Grocery Costs Fall for First Time Since 2020


Adobe  has launched its newest information from the Adobe Digital Value Index (DPI), revealing that on-line grocery costs fell 0.1% year-over-year (YoY) in October 2024, marking the primary annual lower in grocery costs since January 2020. On a month-over-month (MoM) foundation, grocery costs additionally declined by 0.1% from September 2024. Throughout the broader e-commerce panorama, general on-line costs have fallen for 26 consecutive months, exhibiting a 2.9% YoY lower, although they rose 0.1% MoM in October.

The worth decline within the grocery class follows a interval of constant inflation in recent times. After peaking in September 2022 with a 14.3% YoY enhance, on-line grocery costs have progressively leveled off, with this October’s information marking a notable change in trajectory. This shift comes as on-line purchasing turns into extra built-in into customers’ grocery purchasing habits.

Key Insights from the Adobe Digital Value Index

Adobe’s DPI, which tracks on-line costs throughout 18 product classes, confirmed that 12 classes skilled YoY worth declines in October 2024. These classes embody:

  • Attire: Down 9.9% YoY (down 2.5% MoM)
  • Toys: Down 4.4% YoY (flat MoM)
  • Computer systems: Down 3.8% YoY (up 2.9% MoM)
  • Furnishings/Bedding: Down 2.9% YoY (up 0.8% MoM)
  • Home equipment: Down 2.7% YoY (up 0.9% MoM)

In distinction, six classes noticed YoY worth will increase, with the electronics class marking its first YoY worth rise since Adobe started monitoring on-line costs in 2014, up 0.3% YoY (up 1.5% MoM). Different classes with YoY worth will increase embody private care, workplace provides, jewellery, non-prescription medicine, and medical tools/provides.

Shopper Habits and Spending Tendencies

The shift in costs has aligned with shopper spending patterns. Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights, famous the influence of early vacation promotions: “Shoppers proceed to see good bargains on-line and are benefiting from them, driving $82 billion in e-commerce spend for October 2024, representing a 6.7% development from the earlier 12 months. Early vacation promotions, together with the industrywide Prime Day occasion, contributed to the wholesome demand in October.”

Extra Observations in Key Classes

  • Toys: Costs have fallen YoY for 43 consecutive months, beginning in April 2021. This development displays long-term deflation within the class, with costs declining on common by 5.5% YoY between 2015 and 2019.
  • Attire: October marked the 14th consecutive month of YoY declines for attire costs, with costs down 9.9% YoY and a pair of.5% MoM. Beforehand, attire costs had risen YoY for 13 consecutive months, peaking in July 2023 at 11.9% YoY.

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