Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA View image in fullscreen The BRC said food inflation was 2.9% year on year in October, up from 2.5% last month, with non-food inflation more than doubling from 0.8% to 1.7%. It said food inflation, which has remained low during the past year, increased this month to 2.9% year on year – against a 2.5% rise in September – putting further pressure on the chancellor, John Healey, before his first budget on Wednesday.
Source: The Guardian
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