Food Prices

UK inflation held steady at 3.8% in September, defying forecasts of a rise to 4% (Photos: Getty Images)

Food prices fall as inflation stays steady - what it means for you

The cost of many store cupboard essentials has soared in the UK since the 1970s

How the cost of your shopping basket has changed, from 1960 to today

A woman carries her shopping at a branch of Tesco. Essentials like vegetables, milk, eggs, cheese, and fish are driving higher household costs. (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK inflation at 3.8% as food prices rise: what it means for your money

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A major UK supermarket is hiking the cost of its Meal Deal offer to £6

Watch: The supermarket that wins in the cost of living crisis - according to an expert

Economic expert shares where to shop during cost of living crisis

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Rising food prices and cheaper transport costs sees UK inflation hold

The boss of pub giant Mitchells & Butlers says the late-night market is shrinking.

Late night economy "shrinking" as young people's habits change

The annual rate of house price growth remained stable in March.

Business in less than two minutes: UK firms braced for Trump's tariffs

Inflation figures show food prices were 1.6% higher in January than a year before

More bad news on food prices

Leading UK supermarkets ranked from cheapest to most expensive for Christmas Dinner (Photo: Seventyfour - stock.adobe.com)

Aldi tops list of affordable Christmas dinner

Essential food items are predicted to significantly increase by 2030. (Photo credit: Stockfotos-MG - stock.adobe.com/Minerva Studio - stock.adobe.com)

How much essential food items could cost by 2030

Inflation dropped to 3.9% in November, the lowest level in more than two years. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Inflation drops to lowest level in more than two years

Grocery inflation has fallen again, helping lower costs for shoppers

Breaking Grocery inflation drops again with butter now 16p cheaper

“For many families, it’s difficult enough to have enough food on the table for everyone and now they need to think about how they’ll cover the kids’ meals as they head back to school.”

12 back to school food hacks including yellow sticker offer peak times

Food price inflation has dropped to its lowest rate since October last year

Fresh food prices help retail inflation to slow in August

Retailers have hit out at plans for voluntary price caps on some foods.

Retailers hit out at government plans for voluntary price caps on some foods
The Government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living.
By Nina Lloyd, PA Political Correspondent

Supermarkets will be urged to price cap certain foods in a bid to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. However, the move will be on a voluntary basis,

Supermarkets urged to limit the cost of certain food - Cabinet minister

The price of everyday food products bought at a popular supermarket in February 2022 and again in February 2023 illustrates the cost of living crisis.

This basket of food shows how much food prices have risen in one year

This is the first time inflation has dropped below double digits since August last year - but concerns remain over the rate at which food prices are increasing..

Inflation drops to 8.7%, food costs still high - how it affects you

The Resolution Foundation has predicted that the rising cost of food will overtake the price of energy as the driving force behind inflation over the summer, hitting poorer households the hardest

Grocery bills set to rise higher than energy costs this summer

Asda is one of the supermarkets being investigated by the CMA

Supermarkets investigated over food and fuel prices

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey Bank of England, in London, on February 2, 2023. - The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its interest rate for a tenth time in a row as global authorities race to combat sky-high inflation. The central bank's Monetary Policy Commitee voted at a regular meeting to lift its key interest rate by a half-point to 4.0 percent, the highest level since late 2008. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of England lifts interest rates again as food prices stay higher for longer

Sainsbury’s has cut the price of two popular products

Sainsbury’s cuts price of two everyday products

Brits are being offered clever ways to reduce their weekly food spend by making simple swaps to meals.

7 clever swaps to cut money off your food bill

Food prices have soared over past year. Jon Super/PA Wire

Food prices: Cost of shopping staples such as cheese, bread and porridge soars

April is shaping up to be a rough month for many, with major price increases scheduled to take effect.

April bill hikes set to cost household £700 annually

Chocolate and sweets prices jump ahead of Easter (Picture: Getty Images/EyeEm)

Chocolate and sweets prices jump ahead of Easter
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said higher sugar and manufacturing costs had helped push food price inflation to 15% in March.
Rahmah Ghazali

Food prices.

Food prices: Minister says increases in cost of food have reached their peak

The best times to get discounted yellow stickers at supermarkets according to a Tik-Tok whizz

Best time to find yellow stickers at supermarkets according to whizz

More than 461,000 households will see their average electricity bill jump by around £204 a year

Families pushed ‘over the brink’ by electricity price hike

Andrew Bailey, Governor Bank of England, giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee at the House of Commons, London, on the subject of Bank of England Monetary Policy

Food prices and jobless warning

Research suggests Brexit could lead to thousands more deaths from heart attacks and strokes due to rising prices for fruit and vegetables

Brexit could lead to thousands more dying as food prices rise - study

Inflation dips to 12-month low after slower rise in clothing and footwear prices

Inflation dips to 12-month low after slower rise in clothing and footwear prices

A fall in fuel prices and a slowdown in food rises offers some relief to consumers

Inflation falls to seven-month low as pressure from sterling's slump eases

The supermarket price war continues to keep a lid on prices says the BRC

Food prices rise at fastest rate for more than three years

The rising price of fuel is one thing that has held back the spending power of Ulster families

Households still in tight squeeze compared to other UK regions

September saw the highest year-on-year fall in food prices ever recorded

Tough pricing war leads to four years of falling prices

Food price deflation accelerated to a record low of 1.1% in August

Food prices at record low - but not for long, warn trade bosses

The 38-month run of deflation has been good for consumers

Food prices show deepest deflation for over a year

The firm is expected to report two consecutive quarters of sales growth

Tesco to post trading update

Sharply lower oil prices are set to keep a lid on inflation

Drink and clothing push inflation rate to highest for a year

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