LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Tesco believes the Bank of England has been unfair in blaming supermarkets for Britain's stubbornly high inflation level.

Asked if he believed the Bank of England was being unfair in calling out the industry, CEO Ken Murphy said: "Yes I do."

Earlier this week, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey commented on food price inflation, saying it had been slower to drop than global commodity prices despite past reassurances from the Bank's contacts in the retail industry that prices would fall. (Reporting by James Davey, Writing by Sarah Young; editing by William James)