OverInflated

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Figures from the Office for National Statistics today show that
consumer prices index (CPI) annual inflation – the Government’s
target measure – was 2.1 per cent in October, up from September’s
figure of 1.8 per cent.

Food prices are increasing at their highest rate for more than a decade, official figures showed yesterday.
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Increased wheat, dairy, meat and vegetable prices mean food factories are having to pay six per cent more for their raw ingredients than a year ago - the highest annual rate since 1993, said the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Supermarket customers shop for milk, fastest rise in food prices for 14 years
After a decade of low prices in supermarkets, vegetables, milk, bread and meat are all expected to show substantial rises