Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data showed on Tuesday.
The British Retail Consortium said overall shop price inflation rose to 8.9% from 8.4% in February, the largest increase since the British Retail Consortium's records started in 2005.official inflation data"Shop price inflation has yet to peak," said BRC Chief Executive Helen Dickinson, who cited the rising cost of sugar as a major driver of higher food prices in March.
Sugar prices have been hit by falling production, rising energy prices and a pesticide ban in Britain to protect bees. "Fruit and vegetable prices also rose as poor harvests in Europe and North Africa worsened availability, and imports became more expensive due to the weakening pound," Dickinson said.
British supermarkets have grappled with a shortage of key salad staples, particularly tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers after cold weather in growing areas. The country's annual consumer price inflation - which includes services and other non-shop goods such as energy - rose unexpectedly to 10.4% in February. It hit a 41-year high of 11.1% in October.
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