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Bumper Christmas for UK supermarkets boosted by food price inflation

www.theguardian.com 07-01-2025 09:53 0.5 Minutes reading

Grocery prices rise 3.7% in December as households’ festive spending reaches record £460 on average

Food price inflation jumped to 3.7% last month, the highest level since March, helping fuel a bumper season for supermarkets.

Sales at the big grocery chains were up 2.1% over the four weeks to 29 December compared with a year before, according to the analysts Kantar. However, that rise was flattered by food price growth, which jumped more than 1 percentage point from 2.6% in November.

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