Food prices push UK shop price inflation to new high: BRC

Supermarket bills rise £837 as shoppers face record high food inflation – how to save now

SHOPPERS have seen the cost of their food shop hit another record high. Supermarket inflation hit 17.5% in the month to March 19 – which works out at an annual increase of £837 for the average household. GettySupermarket bills have hit another record high[/caption] It means families are forking out an additional £16 every week to buy the same products as last year, according to research firm Kantar. The sale of own-label value products increased…

Sugar cost rises driving food prices to record highs

Shop prices hit new, record highs in March, driven by the rising cost of sugar and high manufacturing costs, alongside poor harvests in Europe and North Africa.

Food prices push UK shop price inflation to new high: BRC

LONDON (Reuters) - Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data showed on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium said overall shop price inflation rose to 8.9% from 8.4% in February, the largest increase since the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) records started in 2005. Prices in the BRC's food category were 15% higher than a year ago, chiming with official inflat…

Food prices push UK shop price inflation to new high: BRC

LONDON - Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data showed on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium said overall shop price inflation rose to 8.9% from 8.4% in February, the largest increase since the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) records started in 2005. Prices in the BRC's food category were 15% higher

Food prices inflation up to new high

Food prices inflation has risen by 15 per cent in a year, causing prices in Britain’s shops to climb faster than ever before.Average shop prices are now 8.9 per cent higher than they were at this time a year ago, the highest rate of annual inflation that the British Retail Consortium, which collects

Increasing cost of sugar drives shop prices to record in March

Shop prices are now 8.9% higher than they were a year ago, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.