Annual inflation eases but cost of food up 13%  

Latest statistics show that, in the last three months, the price of food and non-alcoholic drinks has risen by 3%, amid calls for supermarkets to pass on savings to customers after the high period of inflation.

The cost of food rose 13.1% in the year to April 2023, new figures have shown, as pressure ramps up on retailers to relieve the pressure on households and cut prices.

Food inflation was almost double that of the general rise in the Consumer Price Index in the past year of 7.2% according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).