© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 22/06/2022. Salford, UK. One litre bottles of sunflower oil being sold for £3.50 at a branch of Sainsbury's supermarket in Salford . Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine , a 1l bottle of sunflower oil was priced at £1.09 in most supermarkets . The inflation rate in the UK has hit a 40 year high of 9.1% , as recorded in the consumer prices index today (Wednesday 22nd June 2022) . Photo credit : Joel Goodman