UK Grocery Inflation Accelerates to 5.2 %, Says Worldpanel

British grocery inflation rose to 5.2% in the four weeks to October 5, industry data showed on Tuesday, adding to pressure on consumers already facing higher energy bills.

The figure from Worldpanel by Numerator (formerly Kantar), which provides an early indication of pricing pressures ahead of official UK inflation data on October 22, compared with 4.9% in last month's report.

Worldpanel said prices were rising fastest in markets such as chocolate, meat and coffee and falling the fastest in household paper, sugar confectionery and sparkling wine. "Spending on offers has hit its highest level since April at 29.4%....

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