Food inflation lifted to 4.2% this month from 4% in July, according to according to the British Retail Consortium-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.
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Food prices have risen at their fastest pace for 18 months amid surges in the cost of chocolate, butter and eggs, latest figures show.
Food inflation lifted to 4.2% this month from 4% in July, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.
Food prices grew for a third month in May, as the overall rate of inflation remained at 3.4%.
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Consumers are paying 3.5 per cent more for food than a year ago
The rate of consumer prices index inflation fell to 3.2 per cent in November, from 3.6 per cent in October
Tobacco and air fares contributed to rising prices
Latest data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed that food price have risen by 4.4 per cent, the highest…
