Grocery price inflation eases as shoppers worry over Iran war cost rises

Grocery price inflation eased further this month, though consumers remain apprehensive about the Middle East crisis's potential impact on food costs.

Supermarket prices were 3.1 per cent higher year-on-year in May, a decline from April’s 3.8 per cent and March’s 4.3 per cent, Worldpanel by Numerator figures show.