British Retail Consortium (BRC) said overall shop price inflation rose to 8.9% from 8.4% in February

  • largest increase since the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) records started in 2005

The food category prices were 15% higher than a year ago.

More:

  • "Shop price inflation has yet to peak," said BRC Chief Executive Helen Dickinson

Info via Reuters.

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