Shoppers who buy pasta, bread and baked beans are being warned over spiralling costs as in the past year each of these items (non-branded versions) has jumped up by 50% in price.
Crisps have risen by 17%, with minced beef up 16%. A government source it is "monitoring the situation very closely.”
ONS statisticians chose 30 everyday items that they know the least well-off households regularly buy to get an idea of how inflation is hitting households, Birmingham Live reports.
