Changes in consumer behaviour were also seen over the summer, with a 6% decline in trips to casual and fast service restaurants.<\/p>\n
Bucking the trend were coffee shops, which witnessed a 3% increase in visits.<\/p>\n
Buying habits<\/p>\n
While savings were made outside of the home, shoppers turned to brand-name goods in the grocery store.<\/p>\n
Branded goods sales rose 6% in the four weeks up to 10 August, faster than the increase in own-label item sales.<\/p>\n
In particular, people tended to buy branded personal care, sweets and chocolate, and fizzy and soft drinks. Branded sales of such items accounted for 75% of money spent on the goods.<\/p>\n
It’s far above the nearly half (46%) of overall grocery spending on branded goods.<\/p>\n
Read more: The tendency is also seen in the rise of premium own-label goods, which also continued to do well via an 11.5% rise this month, compared with the same time last year.<\/p>\n The increase came despite shopping becoming yet more expensive.<\/p>\n Price rises <\/p>\n Grocery prices became 5% pricier, a slight slowdown from the 5.2% uptick in July.<\/p>\n It’s this continuously rising grocery bill that has meant less spending on things like restaurants.<\/p>\n Latest official data on inflation, which has been increasing since May, will be released on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n Price wars<\/p>\n Competition to offer better deals has again seen discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl gain market share.<\/p>\n Tesco held and cemented its position as the UK’s most popular grocery shop, growing the proportion of people doing their shopping there.<\/p>\n 2:54<\/p>\n Cost of living crisis hits middle class<\/p>\n
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