UK shoppers faced a much pricier Christmas dinner last month as soaring costs for basic essentials including milk, cheese and eggs boosted food price inflation to a record.

Duddrige also charges her two sons about $19 for the Christmas celebration, while her two grandchildren are expected to cough up about $3.15. Luckily for them, neither had to face a dinner price hike.

UK Christmas Dinner to Be Most Expensive in at Least 10 Years A family lunch on Christmas Day. Photographer: Richard Baker/In Pictures/Getty Images By Mumbi Gitau December 2, 2022 at 4:50 AM PST ...

This Christmas, UK retailers are counting on a record £88.3 billion ($112 billion) of spending to help them recover after yet another tumultuous year and a challenging budget announcement.