Grocery prices rise by annual 2.8% in 12 weeks of Covid-19 restrictions 

In the 12 weeks leading up to July 12, there was a €578m increase in the amount spent online or at the tills compared with the same period last year

The CSO figures show that prices for all goods and services fell by an annual rate of 0.4% and 0.5% in June and May. Stock picture

Prices in Irish supermarkets climbed by an annual 2.8% in the most recent 12 weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown and continuing restrictions, the latest Kantar survey shows. 

The survey is based on 30,000 grocery items the market researcher tracks in the Republic.