The cost of a pint of milk has jumped by nearly a fifth in a year – according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures that track the average prices of a range of supermarket goods.
The list includes meat, dairy, fresh fruit and vegetables and other essential items that you might find in someone's basket.
A pint of milk cost an average of 49p in February, which was 7p (17%) more than 42p a year earlier.
The only thing to see a bigger increase proportionally was a 100-125g pack of ham, which rose 18% from £1.93 to £2.27.
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Oranges went up from 32p to 37p each (16%), while instant coffee rose from £2.68 to £3.08 per 100g (15%), as reported by Wales Online.
The cost of lamb chops, minced beef and fresh tomatoes all went up by around 14% in the year to February.
The vast majority (35) of the items got more expensive over the period, while three remained level and seven got slightly cheaper. The average price of an 800g loaf of wholemeal bread was £1.05 in February, which was down 6p (5%) on the year – although a similar loaf of white bread rose 12p (11%) to £1.26.
The ONS analysis also includes some common non-food items. The price of heating oil shot up by half (49%) to £695.71 per 1,000 litres, reflecting soaring energy prices. And a 20 pack of king-size cigarettes was £12.43, compared to £11.44 a year earlier – a 9% increase.
This comes as the ONS revealed that inflation – the rise in prices of goods and services – hit 6.2% in the year to February, which is the fastest rate in three decades. The overall price of food rose by 4.9%, while non-alcoholic drinks rose by 6.7%.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave an update on the economy in his Spring Statement on Wednesday (March 23), in which he announced a series of measures the Government hopes will ease the cost of living crisis for families across the country. These included raising the threshold at which people pay National Insurance (NI) to £12,570 from July, and a reduction on fuel duty of 5p per litre.
Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said Mr Sunak had failed to appreciate the scale of the cost of living crisis facing workers and pensioners.
She told MPs: "In eight days, people's energy bills will be rising by 54%, two weeks today the chancellor's tax hike will start hitting working people and their employers.
"His National Insurance tax rise was a bad idea last September and he's admitted it's an even worse one today."
She repeated Labour's call for a windfall tax on energy companies.
