Jump in the Prices of Staple Foods in the UK by up to 80 percent

In the UK, the price of staples such as cheddar cheese, white bread and pork sausages has jumped by up to 80% in some shops over the past year, further evidence of how inflation hits the lowest incomes hardest.

Oatmeal topped the list for average price increases in the "Which?" consumer basket of staples, followed by skimmed milk and cheddar cheese.

In some of the big supermarket chains such as Asda and Tesco for certain types of cheddar cheese the increase is around 80%.

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