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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

Britons face higher chocolate prices but average cost of Christmas dinner falls

Close up over the shoulder view woman eating chocolate Christmas dessert
The cost of chocolate has increased sharply as cocoa prices have soared in the months before Christmas. Photograph: Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images

The festive season may be less merry for those with a sweet tooth this year, as the price of chocolate has risen by nearly a fifth, according to research.

Chocolate prices in Great Britain rose 18.4% on a year earlier in November, analysts at the market research firm Worldpanel found.

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