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The Breakfast Index Outpaces Food Inflation as Staples Soar
- Average cost of English breakfast ingredients rose 21%
- Milk and butter led the increases as basics hit hardest
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The cost of the goods that make up an English breakfast outpaced broader food inflation last month as rising prices particularly hit staples like milk and eggs.
Bloomberg’s monthly Breakfast Index reveals that the average cost of ingredients for a full fry-up has jumped more than 21% from a year ago, compared with an increase of 16.4% across food and non-alcoholic drinks as a whole.