The May inflation figures were grim reading for everyone this year.
In Ireland a basket of groceries was 16.5 percent higher than it was a year ago. Even though there was a slight fall in the inflation rate over the previous two months.
The rate of price rises at UK supermarkets hit a new high in the year to May due to coffee, chocolate and non-food goods.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ said that the overall rate of inflation at grocers reached 9%.
While prices for fresh food have fallen marginally, the cost of commodities such as coffee and cocoa has jumped. Fresh produce showed a slowdown in price rises, from 17.8% to 17.2% in May.
