BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 11:43:00
13.3% in december. remember inflation is the rate at which prices are rising. so to put that into real life terms, that means if you brought a drink a year ago for £1, that same could now cost you £1 30 p. within that, fresh food prices are rising even faster so inflation there hit 15% in december. don't forget, this will be at a time when many of us stocking up on groceries and other items heading into the big christmas day celebrations. so why are prices rising are so fast? well, experts say the war in ukraine has pushed up the price of things like energy, animalfeed and pushed up the pric...