UK food prices soar by fastest rate on record as cost of living crisis bites
by Julia Kollewe and Graeme Wearden from on (#65C7H)
Annual rise of 11.6% comes as milk, teabags and sugar become more expensive
UK food price inflation soared to a record annual rate of 11.6% in October as staples such as teabags, milk and sugar became more expensive along with fresh food, data shows.
Annual food inflation rose from 10.6% in September, the latest monthly report from the British Retail Consortium and the data firm Nielsen showed.
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