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Grocery price inflation rises to 2.5% as shoppers spend £250m more on deals ahead of the Budget

Grocery price inflation has risen to 2.5 per cent, with shoppers spending more than a quarter of a billion pounds extra on special offers to manage household costs.
Grocery price inflation has risen to 2.5 per cent, with shoppers spending more than a quarter of a billion pounds extra on special offers to manage household costs.
Grocery price inflation has climbed to 2.5 per cent, with analyst Fraser McKevitt warning that consumer caution at the till will persist until the chancellor sets out budget plans.
Grocery price inflation has climbed to 2.5 per cent, with analyst Fraser McKevitt warning that consumer caution at the till will persist until the chancellor sets out budget plans.

Grocery price inflation has climbed to 2.5%, compared with 2.3% the previous month, as consumers have turned to promotional deals to keep household costs in check before the autumn Budget. In the four weeks to 4 October, spending on promotions rose by more than £250 million year-on-year. Worldpanel's Fraser McKevitt said cost-of-living anxiety will continue to fuel bargain-hunting ahead of the chancellor's Budget statement.

Petrol costs are a source of acute concern, with more than half of shoppers describing themselves as very or extremely worried, and nearly one in three saying the impact on their finances is already being felt.

Seasonal relief has arrived in one aisle: like-for-like chocolate confectionery prices have fallen 3% year-on-year, welcome news ahead of Halloween and Christmas.

Pumpkin sales are up 10% year-on-year, with 1.2 million households buying one in the latest four weeks, as Halloween preparations get under way early.

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