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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe and Graeme Wearden

UK food prices soar by fastest rate on record as cost of living crisis bites

A woman holds a basket of goods in a supermarket in Wales
The annual price increase for fresh food in October was up 13.3% year on year compared with a rate of 12.1% in September. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

UK food price inflation soared to a record annual rate of 11.6% in October as staples such as teabags, milk and sugar became more expensive along with fresh food, data shows.

Annual food inflation rose from 10.6% in September, the latest monthly report from the British Retail Consortium and the data firm Nielsen showed.

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