Households come under pressure as grocery price inflation rises again after four months of declines

Households facing increased food bills on top of energy costs and interest rate rises

Close up of a woman's hand on a supermarket trolley, filling up with products during a weekly shop.

Households are facing renewed pressure on their finances this autumn as grocery price inflation rose for the first time in five months, adding to the rising energy bills and the prospect of higher mortgage repayments.

Like-for-like grocery prices rose 4.28% in the 12 weeks to September 6, up from 3.87% in August, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, ending four consecutive months of easing. Inflation had fallen steadily from 6.7% in April, having peaked at 6.82% in January, and August's rate had been the slowest in more than a year.