Food inflation up in April amid rising labour costs

Food inflation rose in April, as the sector faced an increase in labour costs, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Overall shop price inflation nudged up to -0.1% year on year in April, for the period 1 to 7 April, compared to a -0.4% decline in March.
Non-food inflation jumped to -1.4% over the month from a decrease of -1.9% in March, while food inflation rose to 2.6% compared to growth of 2.4% the month prior.
Fresh food inflation sunk to 1.8% in April against growth of 1.4% in M