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Data: Shop price inflation soars as cost pressures mount

By 29 March 2022

Woman wearing face mask shopping in supermarket

Shop prices have risen for the fifth consecutive month as retailers grapple with cost inflation.

The rate of shop price inflation was 2.1% in March, up from 1.8% reported in February, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen shop price index, marking the highest rate of inflation since September 2011.

 

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