Easter eggs up to 50% more expensive than last year

A general selection of foil wrapped chocolate Easter eggs (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

Easter eggs have gone up in price by as much as 50% on last year while shrinking in size, according to an investigation.

The price of chocolate has risen by 16.5% in a year – compared to a 4.4% increase for supermarket food and drink overall – according to inflation tracking by Which?.