CPI figures show meat as a major driver of inflation. The latest figures from Mysupermarket confirm this.

Fresh whole chicken medium (1.99kg) - Aug 07/Aug 08

Tesco - £1.93/£2.89 - up 96p

Asda - £2.00/£4.63 - up £2.63

Sainsbury's £1.95/£2.99 - up £1.04

8 unsmoked bacon back rashers (250g) - Aug 07/Aug 08

Tesco - £1.25/£2.38 - up £1.13

Asda - £1.25/£2.38 - up £1.13

Sainsbury's - £1.95/£2.99 - up £1.04

8 thick pork sausages (454g) - Aug 07/Aug 08

Tesco - £1.55/£1.98 - up 43p

Asda - £1.00/£1.98 - up 98p

Sainsbury's - £1.55/£1.99 - up 44p

CPI figures showed food and non-alcoholic beverages up 0.8 per cent in the month of July from June

Largest single drivers were meat, particularly bacon, ham and poultry. There were also large effects from bread, cereals, vegetables and fruits, particularly bananas, pears, grapes and peaches

500g fresh British beef mince June/July

Tesco - £1.89/£2.25

Asda - £1.89 /£1.60

Sainsbury's - £1.89/ £2.20

Thick sliced white loaf (800g) June/July

Tesco - 65p/72p

Asda - 65p/65p

Sainsbury's - 65p/65p

Iceberg lettuce June/July

Tesco - 75p/50p

Asda - 75p/75p

Sainsbury's - 66p/75p

Maris Piper potatoes (2.5kg) June/July

Tesco - £1.39/ £1.98

Asda - £1.98/ £1.74

Sainsbury's - £1.99/£1.99

Semi-skimmed milk (6 pints) June/July

Tesco - £2.12/£2.12

Asda - £2.12/ £2.12

Sainsbury's - £2.12/£2.12

Restaurants and hotels - up 4.1 per cent

Restaurant and hotel prices hit an all-time high in July

Transport - up 1.8 per cent

Air fares rose in July by 20.7 per cent, reflecting higher fuel costs

Price rises were steepest on European routes

Unleaded petrol rose 1.2p a litre between June and July to an average 118.8p a litre

Diesel rose 1.8p a litre compared to a 0.4p a litre fall in July 2007

Fuels & lubricants rose 24 per cent from June to July

Electricity and gas - up 16.1 per cent

Highest since April 2007

Clothing - down 3.6 per cent between June and July

Garments weighed on prices because overall falls were less than last year due to less price discounting than last year

Main inflation driver was women's outerwear, offset partially by children's outerwear

Source: Mysupermarket

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