Food inflation up for sixth successive month after meat and tea prices surge

SURGING meat and tea prices sent food price inflation up for the sixth consecutive month in July, latest figures show.

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Food prices are now 4% higher than a year ago, up from 3.7% in June and the three-month average of 3.5%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

Fresh food inflation held steady at 3.2%, but ambient food prices jumped to 5.1% higher than last June, up from last month's 4.3%.