Spending on groceries tops €13.5bn as price inflation continues to bite

Kantar says Irish grocery inflation is cooling but that consumers' supermarket spend rose €1bn in a year due to rising prices

The €13.5bn spent in the 52 weeks to early July is up from €12.5bn spent over the same period a year earlier.

Shoppers spent €13.5bn at supermarkets in the 52 weeks to early July, an increase of €1bn from the same period last year, reflecting the fallout of higher prices at the tills.

The figures come from market research firm Kantar which also reported that the pace of Irish grocery inflation cooled somewhat, but was still running at the elevated annual rate of 14.7%.