The rate at which food prices are rising has continued to slow but stubbornly high grocery prices mean the cost of the weekly shop is now as big a concern as energy bills, according to research.
Food inflation fell from 13.4% in the year to July to 11.5% in August, according to data published on Tuesday by the British Retail Consortium. This helped bring overall shop price inflation down from 7.6% in July to 6.9%.
