'More than a third of shopping basket essentials have shown punishing price rises of at least 10 per cent in a year.
Fourteen out of 34 of the biggest selling foods have posted budget-busting price hikes, with some favourites – including beef mince, coffee and corn flakes – up by more than 30 per cent.
The figures, compiled by shopping site mySupermarket, show that the total cost of a typical basket of food is 6.1 per cent higher than it was a year ago.' [Mail.]
Right. So groceries are up, electric 15% or so, gas 18%, insurances 25% or thereabouts - and as for PETROL .... !Inflation is 4.5%? In what universe are mathematics used in this manner?
