Shop price inflation driven up by rising food costs

Fresh food inflation increased to 3.8% (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Shop price inflation edged up in December as food price rises continued to add pressure to household budgets, figures indicate.

Food inflation increased to 3.3%, up from November’s 3% and far outstripping wider shop price inflation of 0.7%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NIQ data.