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Evening Standard
Holly Williams

Grocery price inflation slows sharply as hot weather drives ‘picky bits’ sales

Sales of dips jumped 23.3% (Alamy/PA) -

Grocery price inflation has fallen back sharply to its lowest level for nearly two years as shoppers increasingly turned to chilled finger foods in the summer heatwaves, according to new figures.

Supermarket prices rose by 2.1% in the four weeks to August 9, down significantly on the 2.6% the month before and the lowest rate since October 2024, figures from Worldpanel by Numerator show.

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