Fruits continued to push up household grocery bills, with inflation averaging 13.2% during the first nine months of 2025, the highest in five years, even as other food items like vegetables and pulses ...

Fruit inflation averaged 13.2% between January and September 2025 — marking a stark increase on the 5.9% rise seen during the same period in 2024. Bananas and apples have been hit the hardest, rising ...