Hundreds of UK Grocery Items More Than 20 Percent Pricier Over Last Two Years: Study

Hundreds of UK Grocery Items More Than 20 Percent Pricier Over Last Two Years: Study
Shoppers in a Morrison's Supermarket in Winsford, Cheshire, England, on Jan. 13, 2003. Martin Rickett/PA
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Consumers have seen the price of hundreds of popular grocery items rise by more than 20 percent over the last two years alongside a drop in supermarket discounts and budget ranges, a study has found.

Which? found that the price of 265 groceries soared by more than a fifth at the same time as the availability of supermarket discounts and budget ranges—upon which consumers are increasingly relying—fell.