UK food inflation increases as shoppers buy Easter eggs early
by Sarah Butler from on (#6WAHR)
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Food inflation increased in March, driven by price rises in chocolate and confectionery, while Britons have already splashed out more than 130m on Easter eggs and other seasonal sweets despite the late fall of the holiday.
Sales at the UK's main grocers rose 3.2%, just behind grocery inflation which rose to 3.5% in the month to 23 March. In the previous month grocery inflation was 3.3%, according to the industry analysts Kantar.
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