The price of a Christmas dinner is more than 3% higher than last year, led by an increase in the price of frozen turkey, traditional puddings and sprouts.
The total cost of 10 key items for a family of four nudged up 3.4% to £27.48 as rising prices of some of the most expensive ingredients in the festive blow-out offset a fall in the price of basic vegetables including potatoes, carrots and parsnips and of cranberry sauce, analysts at Kantar found.
The price of frozen turkey is up 7% year on year, according to Kantar, as processors battle with increased labour and feed costs, while the price of Christmas puddings, sprouts and cauliflower increased 5% and gravy granules 3%. The price of carrots is down 13%, potatoes 5% and parsnips 6%, while
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