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‘Alarming’ drop in UK consumer confidence over last year

Business

‘Alarming’ drop in UK consumer confidence over last year

Consumer confidence in the future UK economy has plummeted over the last year, figures suggest. Confidence has tumbled by 31 points over the last year, from an average of minus nine between May and July 2024 to an average of minus 40 between May and July this year, Which?’s Consumer Insight Tracker shows. On average between this May and July, 56% of people thought the economy would get worse and […]

todayAugust 18, 2025

Grocery price inflation surges to 4.1 per cent

Business

Grocery price inflation surges to 4.1 per cent

That's according to analysts, Kantar. Grocery price inflation has surged to 4.1%, the highest point since February last year, according to latest data. The figure is a marked rise from last month’s 3.8%, and takes the UK into “new territory”, analysts Kantar said. Prices are rising fastest in markets such as chocolate confectionery, suncare, and butters and spreads, and are falling fastest in dog food, cat food and household paper […]

todayMay 29, 2025

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