BRC: Costs filtering through as food inflation jumps in May

Wednesday, 18 June 2025 08:19

Responding to the latest CPI inflation figures, which show headline inflation remaining at 3.4% and food inflation rising to 4.4%, Kris Hamer, Director of Insight at the British Retail Consortium, said: “Headline inflation held at 3.4% as higher bills and new business costs introduced in April continued to filter through into the economy. Worryingly for consumers, the price of the weekly shop rose once again as food inflation continued its upward trajectory, reaching its...Request free trial