Inflation last month jumped to a new 40-year high of 9.4%, the latest figures show. The Office for National Statistics uses the consumer prices index to measure the rising cost of living, and as well as this headline figure it also compiles the increasing prices of individual goods and services. Here is a breakdown showing how a range of everyday items have shot up over the past year.
In each case, the figure is the percentage change in the average price over the 12 months to June 2022.
Low-fat milk 26.3% Butter 21.5% Olive oil 18.2% Sauces, condiments, salt, spices and culinary herbs 17.1% Ready-made meals 16.7% Pasta and couscous 15.9% Jams, marmalades and honey 15.1% Poultry 14.9% Margarine and other vegetable fats 14.6% Eggs 11.5% Pork 9.8% Bread 9.7% Potatoes 9.4% Edible ices and ice-cream 8.9% Fish 8.0% Fruit 6.9% Breakfast cereals 6.2% Sugar 5.1% Rice 4.4%
Mineral or spring waters 19.5% Coffee 13.2% Fruit and vegetable juices 9.1% Tea 6.8% Soft drinks 6.6% Beer 2.2% Wine 1.7%
Liquid fuels (including petrol and diesel) 128.9% Natural gas and town gas 98.5% Gas 95.5% Electricity 53.5% Solid fuels 22.4%
Garments for men 8.1% Footwear for infants and children 8.0% Clothing accessories 7.5% Garments for infants and children 6.2% Garments for women 5.4% Footwear for men 5.1% Footwear for women 3.6%
Garden furniture 25.5% Irons 22.1% Heaters and air conditioners 17.2% Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers 13.1% Glassware and chinaware 12.7% Cookers 8.1% Bed linen 7.5%
Secondhand cars 15.2% Bicycles 8.9% New cars 7.0% Motorcycles 2.4%
By air 22.4% By sea and inland waterway 7.1% By train 5.0% By underground and tram 4.1% By bus and coach 3.5%
Holiday centres, camping sites and youth hostels 24.0% Cinemas, theatres and
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