LONDON (Reuters) -Prices at British retailers rose at the fastest pace since February 2024 this month as food costs continued to increase rapidly and a decline for non-food items appeared close to an end, industry data showed on Tuesday.

Overall shop prices in September were 1.4% higher than a year earlier, up from a 0.9% inflation rate in August, the British Retail Consortium said, potentially adding to Britain’s broader inflation problem.

Food price growth remained at 4.2% while non-food prices dropped by 0.1%, a smaller annual decline than the 0.8% fall recorded in August.

“Households are finding shopping increasingly expensive,” BRC Chief Executive Helen Dickinson said. “The impact on retailers and their supply chain of both global factors and higher national insurance and wage cost

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