UK grocery inflation jumps to highest level in 15 months

Increase of 4.1% in past month driven by rising cost of chocolate, butter and sun cream, says Kantar

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Grocery price inflation in the UK jumped to 4.1% in the past month - the highest level since February 2024 - driven by the rising cost of butter, chocolate and sun cream, as Britons fired up the barbecue during a warm spring.

Shoppers are increasingly searching out discount deals and turning to supermarket own-label products to help manage their budgets, according to analysts at Kantar, as the pace of price rises stepped up from the 3.8% reported in April.