Retail Inflation

Retail Inflation – January 2012

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Shop price inflation fell to 1.4% in January from 1.7% in December, the lowest rate in nearly two years, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. The fall in shop price inflation was driven primarily by non-food price growth which fell to zero from 0.3%, while food inflation fell to 3.7%

Retail Inflation – December 2011

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Shop price inflation fell to 1.7% in December from 2.0% in November, its lowest level in 16 months according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. The overall fall was driven by non-food inflation which fell to 0.3% while food inflation rose to 4.2% from 4.0% in the previous

Retail Inflation – November 2011

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Shop price inflation fell to a 12-month low of 2.0 per cent in November according to the latest data from Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium.  The overall rate was driven lower by the second consecutive month of falling food inflation while non-food inflation

Retail inflation – October 2011

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Retail inflation fell to 2.1% in October from 2.7% in September, the lowest since December 2010 according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.  The fall was driven by a sharp decline in the rate of food inflation which fell to 4.2% from 5.0% as the impact of supermarket price wars take effect

Retail Inflation – September 2011

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Shop price inflation remained at 2.7% in September, unchanged from the previous month according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).  Food inflation remained at 5.0% while non-food inflation fell marginally to 1.3% from 1.4% in the previous month.

Retail Inflation – August 2011

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The Consumer Price Index rose to 4.5% August driven by rising utility bills compounding higher prices in clothing, footwear and furniture prices.  The Bank of England expects inflation to rise further in the coming months as utility companies implement planned

Food inflation – Highest for two years

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Rising inflation continues to erode households’ disposable income and is putting further pressure on consumer spending. The latest data from BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index revealed a sharp rise shop prices in June.  The overall index rose to 2.9%, the highest since August,