The latest inflation figures show the price of food is continuing to rise.
In the year to January, food prices rose by 4.3%, according to the figures from the Office for National Statistics.
That was up from a rise of 4.2% in the year to December, and is the biggest annual increase since May 2013.
Overall Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 5.5% in the 12 months to January 2022, up from 5.4% in December 2021.
Among the food items growing fastest in price are margarine - up by 37.2% in a year, pasta and couscous, up 14.9%, jams, marmalades and honey, up 13.6%, yoghurt, up 12.4%, and lamb, up 12.3%.
In terms of prices that means the average 500g tub of margarine cost £1.27 in January last year, but £1.84 this year.
A kg of dessert apples has gone up from £1.89 to £2.41, a beef roasting joint is up from £9.34 per kg to £11.59 per kg, while lamb loin chops or steaks rose from £13.33 a kg to £14.71.
How much more do selected items cost compared to in December and in January 2021
Item // Jan 2021 // Dec 2021 // Jan 22
- Best beef mince, home-killed (per kg) // £6.10 // £6.39 // £6.42
- Rump steak, home-killed (per kg) // £14.61 // £16.27 // £16.44
- Beef, roasting joint (per kg) // £9.34 // £11.33 // £11.59
- Lamb Loin chop/steak (per kg) // £13.33 // £14.65 // £14.71
- Pork Loin (with bone) (per kg) // £6.08 // £6.51 // £6.52
- Gammon (per kg) // £7.19 // £7.72 // £7.74
- Back Bacon (per kg) // £6.70 // £7.11 // £7.12
- Ham 100 - 125g // £2.04 // £2.03 // £2.03
- Pork Sausages (per kg) // £4.87 // £5.31 // £5.27
- Fresh or chilled Chicken (per kg) // £2.55 // £2.78 // £2.81
- White fish fillets (per kg) // £15.57 // £16.12 // £16.05
- Salmon fillets (per kg) // £14.68 // £14.92 // £14.36
- White loaf, sliced, 800g // £1.06 // £1.07 // £1.08
- White loaf, unwrapped, 800g // £1.16 // £1.21 // £1.22
- Wholemeal loaf, sliced, 800g // £1.05 // £1.09 // £1.09
- Self raising flour, per 1.5kg // £0.66 // £0.60 // £0.61
- Spreadable butter, per 500g // £3.19 // £3.47 // £3.39
- Block butter, per 250g // £1.73 // £1.78 // £1.81
- Margarine/Low fat spread, per 500g // £1.27 // £1.77 // £1.84
- Cheddar type, per kg // £6.66 // £6.21 // £6.33
- Large, free range eggs, per dozen // £2.21 // £2.20 // £2.22
- Size 4 (55-60g) eggs, per dozen // £1.92 // £1.78 // £1.80
- Pasteurised milk, per pint // £0.43 // £0.46 // £0.46
- Tea bags, per 250g // £1.94 // £2.05 // £2.05
- Pure, instant coffee, per 100g // £2.77 // £3.02 // £3.06
- Granulated sugar, per kg // £0.72 // £0.72 // £0.74
- Potatoes, old white, per kg // £0.58 // £0.56 // £0.57
- Potatoes, new loose, per kg // £1.30 // £1.38 // £1.39
- Tomatoes, per kg // £2.19 // £2.41 // £2.42
- Cabbage, hearts, per kg // £0.68 // £0.72 // £0.71
- Cauliflower, each // £0.93 // £0.90 // £0.91
- Broccoli, per kg // £1.65 // £1.70 // £1.70
- Carrots, per kg // £0.50 // £0.51 // £0.51
- Onions, per kg // £0.83 // £0.88 // £0.88
- Mushrooms, per kg // £3.05 // £3.23 // £3.26
- Cucumber, each // £0.52 // £0.52 // £0.53
- Lettuce - iceberg, each // £0.53 // £0.52 // £0.54
- Apples, cooking, per kg // £1.94 // £2.00 // £2.04
- Apples, dessert, per kg // £1.89 // £2.36 // £2.41
- Pears, dessert, per kg // £1.91 // £2.35 // £2.36
- Oranges, each // £0.35 // £0.35 // £0.35
- Bananas, per kg // £0.83 // £0.81 // £0.81
- Grapes, per kg // £3.88 // £4.10 // £4.10
- Avocado pear, each // £0.91 // £0.87 // £0.85
- Grapefruit, each // £0.55 // £0.56 // £0.54
