Food inflation soared to a record 11.6 per cent in October as even basics such as tea bags, milk and sugar saw significant price rises.
Overall shop prices are now 6.6 per cent higher than they were this time last year – also a record – but food inflation jumped well above September’s 10.6 per cent and the three-month average rate of 9.7 per cent, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
