Food price inflation: why the cost of making a family spag bol has hit £10
by Pamela Duncan, Anna Leach, Carmen Aguilar García from Economics | The Guardian on (#6BDJ2)
New more-detailed ONS data on UK basket of goods shows how much staples have shot up since 2018
The cost of making spaghetti bolognese for a family of four has risen to 10, up 15.6% in the last year alone, according to the most detailed government data yet published on rising prices
The cost of ingredients for the nation's most popular pasta dish rose by just 24p between 2018 and 2022 but has now soared to 9.98, a 20% increase since 2018.
Continue reading...