Food inflation hit its highest rate since 1977 last month, having risen to 18.2% in the year to Februaury 2023.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) saw this jump from 16.8% in January, with the increase driven by price movements such as the rise in cost of vegetables last month.
This saw select fruit and vegetables rationed in UK supermarkets, due to shortages caused by bad weather conditions in the South of Europe and Northern Africa and many growers having to cut back due to rising costs of heating greenhouses.
While this has since eased, the price movements resulted in an annual rate of 18% for vegetables in the year to February 2023, the highest rate since February 2009.
Bread and cereals, chocolate and confectionary, ready-meals and sauces, as well as hot beverages were each also at the highest rate since at least 2008.
“The curve is yet to break for inflation. Today’s inflation figures will be disappointing news for households across the country. Food and non-alcoholic beverages prices are running at record levels,” McKinsey partner, Kevin Bright said.
“This is eating into a significant proportion of disposable income,” he added, explaining that “a large portion are being driven by those containing grains, eggs, oil and certain proteins.”
Bread was up 20.8%, with pasta products and couscous up 25.3%, eggs rose by 32.5%, margarine and fats up 30.4% and pork up 22.4%.
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