World bread prices soaring costs push UK loaf up table

摘要

Spiralling flour and fuel costs have helped propel the UK up the global ranking for bread prices, but the country remains one of the cheapest places to buy bread in the world.rnFigures from the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU's) Worldwide Cost of Living Survey show the average price of a kilo oi bread in London rose from ￡1.09 in September, 2006, to ￡1.45 a year later. In Manchester, prices rose from 88p to ￡1.11.rnThe EIU said rises had been compounded by the strength of sterling and the weakness of the US dollar, which has seen the relative cost boosted further compared to countries with weakening currencies or those linked to the dollar.