Groceries are 4.7 per cent more expensive than a year ago

Grocery prices are now 4.7 per cent more expensive than a year ago as supermarket inflation hit its highest level since last March, figures show.

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The figure is up from 4.1 per cent last month, which was a rise from 3.8 per cent in April, according to data from analysts Kantar.

Price rises did not stop British consumers from making 490 million trips to the supermarket over the last month, averaging almost 17 per household and the highest recorded by Kantar since March 2020.

The increase in visits saw take-home grocery sales over the four weeks to June 15 grow by 4.1 per cent compared with the same period last year.

However, the rise in the frequency of visits was balanced out by a drop in average amount spent per trip, which fell by 3p to £23.89.