Egg prices, driven by bird flu, the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, push up the cost of a basket of breakfast items by £5 compared to a year earlier
Inflation may be easing in the UK, but there is little sign yet that the cost of a full English breakfast is falling.
Soaring egg prices, which jumped nearly 6% in December from a month earlier, have driven the latest increase in Bloomberg’s monthly breakfast index. Overall, the cost of a basket of breakfast items grew by about £5 vs a year earlier with shoppers finding little respite from inflation on the food they put on their table. ..
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