The price of pasta, tinned tomatoes and strawberry jam jumped last year as the cost of supermarket staples rose, new figures for the BBC suggest. Overall, the price of a basket filled with 15 standard food items rose by 8%.
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The price of pasta, tinned tomatoes and strawberry jam jumped last year as the cost of supermarket staples rose, new figures for the BBC suggest. Overall, the price of a basket filled with 15 standard food items rose by 8%.
A 500g packet of dried pasta rose an average of 41 per cent to 72p, while the price of tinned tomatoes increased to 45p, up 29 per cent.