Shoppers 'squeezed' as Irish grocery inflation rises to 6.7%

'Consumer uncertainty due to global events has sparked a sense of caution among shoppers'

Pinched Irish shoppers continue to feel the price squeeze as grocery price inflation jumped to 6.7% in the first quarter of the year, new data published on Tuesday showed.

Pinched Irish shoppers continue to feel the price squeeze as grocery price inflation jumped to 6.7% in the past three months, new data published on Tuesday showed.

The figure comes in the latest grocery market share data for Ireland compiled by Worldpanel by Numerator, which measures over 30,000 identical products compared year-on-year in a survey.