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Cost of Living: West Dorset

Commons · Question 5236 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on food costs in West Dorset.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 3 Jun 2026

The Office for National Statistics does not publish inflation statistics at the level of individual constituencies such as West Dorset. At the UK level, consumer price inflation (CPI) for food and non-alcoholic beverages fell from 3.7% in March to 3.0% in...