How bad is the food shortage in Britain really? Between September 22 and October 3, 2021, an average of 17 percent of responding grocery shoppers experienced a shortage of essential food items. Over a fifth of all respondents experienced shortages of non-essential food items. The shortage of food items, brought on by a shortage of lorry drivers in the wake of Brexit, was worst in the North East and East Midlands, where 21 percent of respondents experienced a shortage of essential items. Scotland had the highest share of responding consumers experiencing a shortage of other food items.
By October the 17th the percentage of respondents experiencing shortages of essential food items in Britain had only declined by one percent.
Consumers experiencing a shortage of food items in Great Britain between September 22 and October 17, 2021, by type and region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 22, 2021). Consumers experiencing a shortage of food items in Great Britain between September 22 and October 17, 2021, by type and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268805/food-shortage-region-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Consumers experiencing a shortage of food items in Great Britain between September 22 and October 17, 2021, by type and region ." Chart. October 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268805/food-shortage-region-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Consumers experiencing a shortage of food items in Great Britain between September 22 and October 17, 2021, by type and region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268805/food-shortage-region-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Consumers Experiencing a Shortage of Food Items in Great Britain between September 22 and October 17, 2021, by Type and Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268805/food-shortage-region-great-britain/
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Consumers experiencing a shortage of food items in Great Britain between September 22 and October 17, 2021, by type and region [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268805/food-shortage-region-great-britain/
