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Grocery Inflation hits nearly 7%. Why are grocery prices still stubbornly high?

A survey has revealed that grocery prices have risen nearly 7% since this time last year, the fas...

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17.25 9 Feb 2026


Grocery Inflation hits nearly 7%. Why are grocery prices still stubbornly high?


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17.25 9 Feb 2026


A survey has revealed that grocery prices have risen nearly 7% since this time last year, the fastest climbing rate in almost two years.  

The data from Worldpanel by Numerator found that inflation rose to 6.8% in the last 12 weeks to the end of last month, from a rate of 6.25 the month before.  

Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times Conor Pope and Damian O’Reilly, Lecturer in Retail Management at Technological University Dublin joined Shane to discuss


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