Ahh the classic eggs, eggs are hardly a way to tell how an economy is going. Gas prices are more expensive in the UK than in the US...
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fuel-watch/
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/gas-prices-hit-lowest-level-145319915.html
Gas is currently at US $3.096 per gallon, while in the UK it is at US $6.96 per gallon (converted from GBP).
Plus the UK is going to be second weakest performer of world’s big economies next year with the only place having a weaker economy being Russia...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/22/uk-growth-oecd-energy-crisis