Article 67F35 UK households spent £1.1bn more on groceries in December for fewer items

UK households spent £1.1bn more on groceries in December for fewer items

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Sarah Butler
from Economics | The Guardian on (#67F35)

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Households in the UK spent 1.1bn more on groceries in December than a year earlier, taking Christmas spending to a record 12.8bn, but got fewer items in their baskets as rampant inflation hit home.

In a clear indication of how soaring prices are hammering household budgets, the latest monthly report from retail analysts Kantar showed that despite the overall amount shoppers spent rising more than 9%, the volume of sales was down 1% on the same month in 2021.

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