Inflation: The everyday supermarket items that have gone up in price
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These included: Tea, where the average price jumped 8.4% in the 12 months to July compared with a smaller rise of 6.8% in the year to June. Children’s footwear saw a drop in price of 0.2% in the 12 months to June, but this was followed by a rise of 2.9% in the year to July. There are also a few items that have moved from positive to negative inflation, with the average price of fruit and vegetable juices falling by 1.3% in the year to July after rising by 4.5% in the year to June; the cost of table linen and bathroom linen, which fell by 2.5% in July after a rise of 2.0% in June; and sport equipment, down by 0.2% in July after rising 1.0% in June. Examples where inflation has slowed, ranked by the size of the change: Hotels, motels & similar accommodation: June up 9.9%, July up 3.2% Olive oil: June up 43.8%, July up 37.5% Fruit & vegetable juices: June up 4.5%, July down 1.3% Passenger transport by bus & coach: June up 9.6%, July up 6.2% Cinemas, theatres, concerts: June up 7.4%, July up 4.4% Fish: June down 2.1%, July down 4.2% Dried vegetables: June down 2.7%, July down 4.7% Crisps: June up 2.6%, July up 0.6% Coffee: June up 1.9%, July up 0.1% Cheese & curd: June down 3.1%, July down 4.3% Petrol: June up 1.9%, July up 0.8% Pizza & quiche: June up 1.8%, July up 0.8% Eggs: June up 2.3%, July up 1.4% Potatoes: June up 6.0%, July up 5.4% Examples where inflation has accelerated: Children’s footwear: June down 0.2%, July up 2.9% Yoghurt: June up 0.5%, July up 2.8% Tea: June up 6.8%, July up 8.4% Edible ices & ice cream: June up 2.7%, July up 4.3% Chocolate: June up 5.3%, June up 6.7% Fruit: June up 1.6%, July up 2.7% Mineral or spring waters: June up 4.2%, July up 5.2% Women’s clothes: June up 1.8%, July up 2.6% Ready-made meals: June up 3.6%, July up 4.2%