It's getting more expensive to have a sweet tooth. Sugar, sweets and desserts have increased by 18.5% over the past year. It's the highest increase of all the food items. Vegetables cost 16.6% more in August 2023 than in 2022. Although milk, eggs and cheese are 11.9% more expensive, it is now almost 14% cheaper to buy cooking oil. Food and the cost of electricity – which went up by 15.1% – contributed to the slight increase in year-on-year inflation.