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Food Prices Push UK Shop Price Inflation To New High, Says BRC

Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data has shown.

Record Food Inflation Figures Putting Pressure on UK Households: McKinsey

The news that food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation is running at 18.2% in the UK is likely to eat into a "significant proportion of disposable in...

UK Retailers Struggle But Consumers Spend On Films And Holidays

Spending by shoppers at British retailers grew less quickly in January but the overall picture looked a bit brighter as consumers treated themselves to cin...

UK Shop Price Inflation Hits Record 8% In January: BRC

Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual increase since at least 2006 when comparable records started, la...

UK Consumer Spending Fails To Match Inflation In December: Surveys

British consumer spending in December lagged inflation, representing a sizeable fall in real-terms expenditure, despite contributions from Christmas shoppi...

UK Fresh Food Prices Surge 15% In Year To December: BRC

Fresh food prices at British supermarkets in early December were 15.0% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since at least 2005 when rec...

UK Consumer Spending Fails To Keep Pace With Inflation, Surveys Show

British consumer spending ticked up last month at a rate that greatly lagged behind inflation, according to surveys on Tuesday that underscored the pressur...

UK Fresh Food Prices Climb Record 14.3% In November, Says BRC

The cost of fresh food sold in British shops increased in November at the fastest annual rate since records began in 2005, a new blow for households grappl...