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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Business
Fionnula Hainey

Childcare, chocolate and fish and chips: The everyday products going up in price as cost of living crisis hits

The cost of living crisis is getting worse, and it's impacting households up and down the country.

In March, drivers were hit by the largest monthly spike in petrol and diesel prices on record, despite a cut in fuel duty, while this month has already seen electricity and gas prices skyrocket due to the introduction of the new energy price cap.

But it's not just the cost of energy bills and fuel that are hitting Brits hard. A whole load of products and services are seeing price increases due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the global pandemic recovery effort.

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