- prior was -0.8%
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- -0.9% m/m
- -1.0% y/y
- deflation for the ninth consecutive month in January
- the deepest level of deflation since the series began in December 2006
Helen Dickinson, British Retail Consortium Director General, said:
- “Shop prices are falling at their fastest rate for 7 years, a new record for our data. January is always a key month for sales and promotions but discounts have been deeper and more widespread than last year and we are seeing this trend continuing. ..
- lowest levels of food inflation in almost four years”
