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Food inflation jumps to 18-month high as chocolate and butter prices rise

Food prices have risen at their fastest pace for 18 months amid surges in the cost of chocolate, butter and eggs, latest figures show. Food inflation lifted to 4.2% this month from 4% in July, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

UK Food Makers Seek Relief From Inflation Seen Nearing 6%

Food inflation in the UK is expected to accelerate to the fastest pace since the start of last year as manufacturers struggle with the “financial burden of government policies,” according to a group ...
The Republic

US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation moved higher last month as the price of gas, groceries, hotel rooms and airfare rose, along with the cost of clothes and used cars. Consumer prices rose 2.9% in August from ...
Reuters

Food prices drive British inflation to 3.8% in August, above US, euro zone

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - British inflation in August held at 3.8%, official data showed on Wednesday, the highest among major advanced economies and reinforcing expectations that the Bank of ...