Prices on products like bread, milk and sugar could be capped under the scheme.
At a meeting with food manufacturers last week the chancellor Jeremy Hunt stressed widespread concern about prices and agreed to engage with the industry on possible measures to ease pressure on household budgets.
The rate of inflation can be calculated in various ways, but the main measure is the Consumer Prices Index - which tracks the prices of everyday items in an imaginary "basket of goods".
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