FAMILIES are having to spend £15 more a month on groceries as the cost of living soars, research shows. Grocery price inflation hit 3.5 per cent in December — the highest since spring 2020. Over th…
FAMILIES are having to spend £15 more a month on groceries as the cost of living soars, research shows.Families are having to spend £15 more a month on groceries as the cost of living soars, research showsCredit: GettyThe price of beef, crisps and skincare all shot up in the final quarter of 2021, consultancy firm Kantar saidworks out at £180 compared with 12 months ago.
The prices of beef, crisps and skincare all shot up in the final quarter of 2021, consultancy firm Kantar said.A spokesman said: “We saw prices rise faster for a short while in spring 2020 when promotions were cut to maintain product availability, but before that you would have to go back nearly four years to January 2018 to see inflation running higher.