Food prices elevated in high-inflation Britain

Mexico City News.Net
Friday 5th September, 2008

Food prices in UK supermarkets and shops have risen by 8.3% since January.

The BBC has reported that meat and fish are up 22.9% in the biggest price increases for any one category in the survey.

Fresh fruit and vegetables up 14.7%.

Some individual food items were found to have gone up nearly 50%.

The high cost of food is now exceeding the official inflation rate in the UK.

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