Caitríona Redmond: Why do we feel like we have less money for groceries?

Consumer price statistics tell us one story, but we feel the pain at the till.

According to the most recent CSO data, the cost of butter has risen by 9.4% in 12 months, which is no surprise when you consider the price of whole milk has increased by 8.4% in the same period.

"Can you please take a look at the price of butter?” wrote a reader recently.

“It has increased in price so much I’ve started to use less.”