LONDON — Brits can’t escape inflation. They are the first thing they remember every morning when they have breakfast.
Consumer prices rose 10.1% year-on-year in July, according to official data released on Wednesday as soaring inflation hits the country, linked to basic British breakfasts. The item’s price jumped.
The overall rise in inflation is largely due to higher food and beverage prices across the board, so the pressure isn’t just felt at the breakfast table, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. .
Retail research firm Associa compared prices from the four largest UK supermarket chains. The data showed that from bread to butter to baked he beans, there was a significant increase in branded merchandise on the shelves on Tuesday compared to just a year ago. This is (1 British Pound = $1.20).
bread: Prices for an 800-gram (approximately £1.75) Hobis Soft Medium Slice Bread rose 15%, from an average of £1.05 to £1.20.
butter: Lurpak’s 250 grams of unsalted butter now costs £2.50, up 29% from £1.94.
egg: Six Large Free-Range Eggs from Happy Egg Co. are up from £1.72 a year ago to £1.97 today, up nearly 15%.
sausage: A package of eight Richmond Chic sausages is now at £2.26, up 26p from a year ago and up 13%.
bacon: The price of a 200-gram Finebrogue Artisan Naked Bacon Slice jumped more than 32%, from £2.03 to £2.68.
Baked beans: A 415 gram can of Heinz Baked Beans went from 85p to £1.21, up almost 43%.
coffee: A 200-gram serving of Nescafe instant coffee jumped from £4.56 to £5.25, up 15%.
tea: 80 bags of PG Chips Original biodegradable black tea rose just under 9% from £2.13 to £2.31.