The prices of everyday items that have sky-rocketed in the past 12 months

We've all noticed that everything seems to have got a lot more expensive in the past year as we face a deepening cost of living crisis. Whether it's petrol, our bills, or those everyday essentials we have to pick up from the supermarket, we all seem to be left with a lot less money every month once we've paid for those.

Here are some examples of how the cost of everyday goods and services has risen in the past year. The figures are based on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation and have been published by the Office for National Statistics.

In each case, the figure is the percentage change in the average price over the 12 months to August 2022.

Food

• Low-fat milk - 40.4 per cent
• Butter - 29.5 per cent
• Jams, marmalades and honey - 29.1 per cent
• Olive oil - 26.6 per cent
• Margarine and other vegetable fats - 25.6 per cent
• Sauces, condiments, salt, spices and culinary herbs - 22.6 per cent
• Cheese and curd - 21.0 per cent
• Pizza and quiche - 18.6 per cent
• Eggs - 18.5 per cent
• Ready-made meals - 18.2 per cent
• Pasta and couscous - 16.3 per cent
• Potatoes - 16.1 per cent
• Fish - 14.1 per cent
• Crisps - 13.1 per cent
• Bread - 12.9 per cent
• Fresh or chilled fruit - 9.4 per cent
• Rice - 9.1 per cent
• Sugar - 5.8 per cent

Shoppers are shocked by the price increase of butter (File photo)

Drinks

• Mineral or spring waters - 20.9 per cent
• Fruit and vegetable juices - 11.4 per cent
• Tea - 10.5 per cent
• Coffee - 8.6 per cent
• Soft drinks - 7.6 per cent
• Beer- 4.1 per cent
• Spirits - 3.7 per cent
• Wine - 1.8 per cent

Coffee, tea and soft drinks have all gone up (Apex Cycleworks)

Clothing and shoes

• Garments for men - 9.2 per cent
• Clothing accessories - 8.2 per cent
• Footwear for infants and children - 7.9 per cent
• Garments for women - 7.6 per cent
• Footwear for women - 7.3 per cent
• Garments for infants and children - 6.6 per cent
• Footwear for men - 3.8 per cent

Clothing has increased in price (Getty Images)

Electricity, gas and other fuels

• Gas - 95.7 per cent
• Liquid fuels - 86.2 per cent
• Electricity - 54.0 per cent
• Solid fuels - 29.8 per cent

Everyone is well aware of painful increases in our gas and electricity bills (PA)

Household items and furniture

• Garden furniture - 16.3 per cent
• Irons - 12.7 per cent
• Cookers - 12.2 per cent
• Glassware and chinaware - 11.6 per cent
• Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers - 11.3 per cent
• Lighting equipment - 8.5 per cent
• Bed linen - 7.0 per cent
• Carpets and rugs - 7.0 per cent

Fridges, freezers and other household items have gone up in price too (Getty Images)

Vehicles

• New cars - 6.6 per cent
• Bicycles - 5.8 per cent
• Second-hand cars - 4.6 per cent
• Motorcycles - 2.2 per cent

Getting around is now more expensive than it was a year ago (File photo)

Passenger transport

• By air - 40.3 per cent
• By train - 9.2 per cent
• By bus and coach - 8.8 per cent
• By underground and tram - 5.1 per cent

It now costs more to travel on public transport (File photo)

Hospitality and recreation

• Holiday centres, camping sites and youth hostels - 15.5 per cent
• Fast-food and takeaway food services - 11.1 per cent
• Restaurants and cafes - 8.3 per cent
• Canteens - 6.4 per cent
• Cinemas, theatres and concerts - 5.9 per cent
• Museums, libraries and zoological gardens - 5.0 per cent

Fun activities like going to the cinema or to concerts have increased in price (Edwin Tan via Getty Images)

Other recreational items

• Products for pets - 15.0 per cent
• Garden products - 14.9 per cent
• Equipment for sport - 13.2 per cent
• Veterinary and other services for pets - 9.4 per cent
• Plants and flowers - 7.2 per cent

It's more expensive to buy plants, flowers and other things for your garden (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)