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FOOD inflation has accelerated to record levels as many households suffered a “challenging Christmas” due to soaring prices.
The price of food for shoppers jumped to 13.3 per cent in December, from 12.4 per cent in the previous month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures show.
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the consortium, said: “It was a challenging Christmas for many households across the UK.
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