Soaring Prices in Algeria | Ten Days Later, a Study Breaks the Silence
On 20 September 2026, the Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) published its study on the collapse of purchasing power and the real cost of living in Algeria. Within just ten days, its figures had moved beyond the confines of a trade union report, appearing on international trade union network websites and in the coverage of independent journalists. At the same time, local newspapers were publishing similar prices recorded by their own reporters in markets, before the Minister of the Interior himself acknowledged […]
Study | Falling Purchasing Power and the Real Cost of Living in Algeria
Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces • COSYFOP STATEMENT COSYFOP publishes its study on declining purchasing power and the real cost of living in Algeria The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) announces the publication of its economic and social study on purchasing power, wages and the real cost of living in Algeria in 2026. The study draws on a field survey of prices and data collected by COSYFOP teams […]