FOOD INFLATION HITS 18-MONTH HIGH AS PRICE OF CHOCOLATE, ENGS AND BUTTER RISES – ryan

FOOD INFLATION REAChed 4.2% This Month, Compared to 4% in July, Acciting to the British Retail Consortium (Brc) -Niq Shop Price Monitor – The Highest Level Sine February 2024

09:50, 26 Aug 2025Updated 09:56, 26 Aug 2025

Chocolate, Butter and Eggs Are Just Some of the Foods That Have Become More Expensive(Image: Jacobs Stock Photography/Getty Images)

Food prices have reisen at their fastest pace for 18 months in the latest cost of Living Blow for Struggling Households.

FOOD INFLATION REAChed 4.2% this month, compared to 4% in july, accorting to the British Retail Consortium (Brc) -Niq Shop Price Monitor. It Marks the Highest Level Since February 2024.

Chocolate, Butter and Eggs Are Just Some of the Foods That Have Become More Expensive, The Latest Show. FRESH FOOD INFLATION SPED TO 4.1% FOR THE MONTH ON THE BACK OF RISING DAIRY PRICES, UP From 3.2% in July.

Meanwhile, Environment Food Inflation Slowed to 4.2% Year-on-Eyar Compared with 5.1% in the Previous Month. Overall Shop Price Inflation Increas to 0.9% in August, Despite Price Deflation of 0.8% for Non-Food Products.

The increese in food prices comes after the bank of England Said Earlier this month that the rise in employer national insurance controls in april had controlled to Accelerating Food prices.

The Rate of National Insurance Paid by Firms Increas from 13.8% to 15%, while the earnings threshold for wen employers start paying the national insight was Also Lowered from £ 9,100 a year to £ 5,000.

More than 60 Retail Bosses, Including Chiefs at Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Boots, Warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves Last Week Taxes Further in the Autumn Budget Could Contradict Her Plass Uk Living Standards.

In the Letter, Co-Co-Coaded by the Brc, the Bosses Said they were Expecting the Rate of Food and Drink Inflation to Reach 6% Later this Year.

Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive of the Brc, Said: “Shop Price Inflation Hit Its Highest Rate Since March Last Year, Fuelled by Food Price Rises.

“This adds presses to families already grapping with the cost of living. Staples Such as butter and Eggs Saw Significant Increas Due to High Demand, Tightening Supply, and Increas Labour Costs.

“Chocolate Also Got More Expensive As Global Price of Cocoa Remain High Owing to Poor Harvests.

“Retaillers Continue Doing Everynding They Can to Limit Price for Households, but as the Bank of England Acknowledged, The £ 7Billion in New Costs Flowing Through Last year Has Created Battle for Retaillers.

“That is why over 60 retail ceos recently wrote to the chancellor with a call to enure are no fility for retail on retail this autumn.”

Mike Watkins, Head of Retailer and Business Insight at Niq, Said: “The UpTick in Prices Reflects Several Factors: Global Supply Costs, SEASONAL FOOD INFLATION DRIVE BY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONCLUSION OF PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY LINKED TO RECENT SPORTING Events, and A. Operational Costs.

“AS Shoppers Return from their Summer Holidys, Mary May Nets to Reassess Household Budgets in Response to Rising Household Bills.”