Prices down 0.3% in first week of August as food inflation eases and retailers attempt to shift unsold summer stockUK shop prices have dropped for the first time since the cost of living crisis began nearly three years ago, as food inflation eased and retailers offered discounts on clothes and household goods to shift unsold summer stock.New data showed prices were down 0.3% in the first week of August, compared with the same period last year. That compares to a 0.2% rise in July, and the three-month average of 0%. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/27/uk-shop-prices-drop-inflation-retail-clothes-food-cost-of-living-crisis
Author : Kalyeena Makortoff
Publish date : 2024-08-26 23:01:43
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