Food Price Inflation Slows for 1st Time in 2 Years: Trade Association

New figures will bring relief to the government, which aims to bring down inflation to around 5 percent by the end of the year.
Food Price Inflation Slows for 1st Time in 2 Years: Trade Association
A woman holds a shopping basket of groceries in Cardiff, Wales, on May 22, 2022. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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Food prices dropped in September for the first time in over two years amid the overall easing of shop price inflation, a British Retail Consortium (BRC) report has revealed.

Britons were able to benefit from lower prices last month, as food and non-food inflation has dropped, the BRC said on Tuesday, calling it a “win” for consumers.
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