Six ways to make your food shop cheaper as inflation rises 'to its highest in 18 months'

Six ways to make your food shop cheaper as inflation rises 'to its highest in 18 months'

|If the price of your weekly food shop just keeps going up, you're not imagining things as inflation has risen to its highest level in 18 months, according to the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ).

The most recent figures show that inflation rose again in July to 3.5 per cent, pushed by higher food prices and travel costs.

The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 4.9 per cent year on year last month, with items like beef, orange juice, coffee and chocolate rising the most steeply.

As a result, households will undoubtedly be looking for as many ways to save on the weekly food shop as possible.

Thankfully, consumer champions like Which? and MoneySavingExpert, as well as sa