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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
August Graham

Households ‘struggling to meet basic needs’ as bread and butter prices rise

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The cost of a family’s daily bread increased significantly last month as prices of other staples including milk and cooking oil have also shot up, data shows.

The price of bread increased by 2.3% in March, and is now 5.5% more expensive than it was a year ago, the Office for National Statistics said.

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