Grocery price inflation hits record high as households face hike in annual shop of over €850 

With the average annual shop set to rise by €868 a year, that works out at an average of €3.36 per shopping trip. Picture: Getty

Irish households are facing a hike in their annual grocery shop of over €850, new analysis has found, with almost a third of shoppers saying they’re “struggling” to make ends meet.

Figures from Kantar suggest grocery price inflation hit a record high of 12.4%, with the rising cost of everyday essentials “hitting shoppers particularly hard”.