British grocery inflation edged down to 4.9 per cent in the four weeks to September 7, according to data from Worldpanel by Numerator, offering only modest respite for shoppers still grappling with elevated food prices.
The figure, the most up-to-date snapshot of UK food inflation, compared with 5.0 per cent in last month’s report.
Worldpanel said prices were rising fastest in markets such as chocolate, fresh meat and butter and
