Cost of living goes up as bread and fruit prices rise

There was grim news today for millions struggling to make ends meet after a surprise jump in the cost of living.

Rising prices for shopping basket staples bread, fruit, cereal and meat helped push inflation up from 3.4% in February to 3.5% last month.

Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed the cost of fruit and veg increased by 0.2% compared with a record 4.7% slide a year ago.

Grapes were the hardest hit but the Consumer Prices Index also showed a record month-on-month high in clothing with coats, tops, trousers and shoes up by 2.2%.

Experts were caught out by the rise – the first in six months after inflation peaked at 5.2% in September 2011.

Vicky Redwood, from Capital Economics, said: “Inflation should start to fall before long.” The Retail Prices Index fell slightly to 3.6% from 3.7%.


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