A measure of wheat for a penny: food price inflation in historical perspective - speech by Andrew Bailey

Given at the Henry Plumb Memorial Lecture
Published on 20 November 2023

In this lecture Andrew Bailey discusses food price inflation in the United Kingdom, describing how it is affected by cost pressures in the food supply chain. He takes a long historical perspective, before considering the recent increase in food prices and reflecting on the outlook for food price inflation.
A measure of wheat for a penny: food price inflation in historical perspective

Andrew Bailey

Governor, Bank of England

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