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How much will your Christmas dinner cost this year compared to last as inflation drops

2023-12-22 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国新闻原网页

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Families around the country will be digging deep into their pockets this week to pay for their Christmas dinners as the cost of living crisis continues.

On Wednesday, it was announced that inflation had dropped to its lowest rate in two years due to falling fuel costs and a slowdown in food price rises. But falling inflation does not mean prices are falling, just that the rise in prices has slowed down.

So what does this mean for the cost of food shopping for everyday people?

The Independent looked at the cost of key Christmas dinner ingredients in shops today compared to this time last year and found the results are a mixed bag.

Some staples of the festive dinner table have soared by more than 25 per cent while others have seen little change.

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Frozen turkeys have gone up by 1.2 per cent in the last 12 months but carrots are 26 per cent more expensive.

Mince pies have also seen a large rise, now costing 25 per cent more, with gravy up by 17 per cent. Frozen brussell sprouts are 10 per cent higher and Maris Piper potatoes are up 8 per cent. But not everything costs more in 2023, with the price of stuffing down by 2.8 per cent.

As ever, where you shop also plays a big part in what you’re likely to pay out.

Figures by Statista reveal the overall cost of Christmas dinners by supermarket retailers and the difference can be big. Savvy shoppers will be happy to see Aldi and Lidl labelled cheapest at ￡33.80 and ￡33.84 respectively.

The price of food has gone up again while inflation has gone down

(PA)

Chains such as Asda and Tesco cost ￡39.49 and ￡37.01 on average while the most premium shoppers will fork out almost ￡20 more than the cheapest option with a Waitrose Christmas dinner costing ￡52.68.

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