UK food price inflation hit a new high of 12.4% in September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The rise in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was driven by increases in the prices of meat, bread, cereals and vegetables, the ONS said.
It means the cost of a typical basket of food has risen by £15.80 in the past year.
The government has blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The government has also blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The cost of meat has risen by 20% in the past year, while the price of bread and cereals has gone up by 15%.
The price of vegetables has risen by 10%.
The ONS said the rise in food prices was the biggest since it started measuring inflation in 1997.
The government has blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The cost of living is now rising at its fastest rate since 1991, when inflation hit 5.3%.
The government has blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The cost of living is now rising at its fastest rate since 1991, when inflation hit 5.3%.
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UK food price inflation hit a new high of 12.4% in September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The rise in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was driven by increases in the prices of meat, bread, cereals and vegetables, the ONS said.
It means the cost of a typical basket of food has risen by £15.80 in the past year.
The government has blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The government has also blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The cost of meat has risen by 20% in the past year, while the price of bread and cereals has gone up by 15%.
The price of vegetables has risen by 10%.
The ONS said the rise in food prices was the biggest since it started measuring inflation in 1997.
The government has blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The cost of living is now rising at its fastest rate since 1991, when inflation hit 5.3%.
The government has blamed the rise in food prices on the global financial crisis.
The cost of living is now rising at its fastest rate since 1991, when inflation hit 5.3%.