First drop in grocery inflation  in two years

Overall, Irish spending on groceries increased by €278.4m across the quarter, Kantar said.

Grocery inflation in Ireland for the first quarter up to April 16 was 0.2% lower than the previous period measured, marking the first drop in the rate for wo years. 

New figures, produced by market consultants Kantar, show that for the 12-week period up until April 16,  the rate of inflation dropped from 16.8% to 16.6%.