UK Grocery Inflation Rises to 2.6 %, says Kantar
British shoppers faced increased pressure on their budgets last month after grocery price inflation edged higher, industry data showed on Tuesday.
Market researcher Kantar said annual grocery price inflation was 2.6% in the four weeks to Dec. 1, having been 2.3% in the previous four-week period.
Prices are rising fastest in products such as toothbrushes, chilled smoothies & juices, and fragrances and falling fastest in items including household paper products, dog food and ambient savoury meals, Kantar said.
Among individual supermarkets, Britain's biggest, Tesco , saw sales in the...
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