Sharp rise in UK food prices inflates household shopping bill

Supermarket moves to ditch promotions coupled with weakened pound following Brexit vote add average 21.31 to quarterly food bills

A sharp rise in food prices has added 21.31 to the average household shopping bill over the past three months as the number of promotions fell to an 11-year low, according to new grocery market data.

The price of everyday goods at supermarkets rose 2.3% in the three months to 26 March from a year ago, said Kantar Worldpanel, a sharp pick-up from the 0.2% food price inflation recorded in the 12 weeks to 1 January - the first time prices rose in more than two years.

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