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Kildare Households Could Pay €1,100 More For Food This Year

Grocery inflation hits record levels.

Kildare households could be paying an extra €1,100 on their annual shopping bills, as grocery inflation hits record levels.

Latest figures suggesting it's at more than 16%

Kantar, which studies supermarkets, says there has also been a 10% increase in the sales of own-brand products in supermarkets.

A third of shoppers say they always use a money-saving vouchers , the number of products bought on promotion has fallen to its lowest level in five years.

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