Toys and Games and Food: Inflation

(asked on 9th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the impact of inflation on the average price of (a) oranges, (b) chocolate, (c) candy canes and (d) toys in the last 12 months.


Answered by
Bim Afolami Portrait
Bim Afolami
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 16th November 2023

Inflation data for games, toys, and hobbies can be downloaded here https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/consumerpriceinflation.

The ONS also have a shopping prices comparison tool which shows inflation for oranges and chocolate, and can be found here https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/articles/shoppingpricescomparisontool/2023-05-03.

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