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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Food inflation jumps to 18-month high as chocolate and butter prices rise

Fresh food inflation sped to 4.1% for the month on the back of rising dairy prices, figures show (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Food prices have risen at their fastest pace for 18 months amid surges in the cost of chocolate, butter and eggs, latest figures show.

Food inflation lifted to 4.2% this month from 4% in July, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

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