Prices were 1.3% last month, the lowest in 3 years and 9 months...1 percent for the second consecutive month.

2024.11.05. AM 08:34
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Consumer price growth last month was the lowest in three years and nine months.

Consumer prices slowed to around 1% for the second consecutive month.

The Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose 1.3% in October from the same month last year as oil prices fell sharply.

This is the lowest level in three years and nine months since January 2021 when it was 0.9% at the time.

Recently, consumer prices continued to rise around 1% for the second month, following a 1.6% increase in September.

The living price index, which is close to the perceived price, has fallen to around 1% for the second month at 1.2%.

Petrol fell 10.6% and diesel fell 16.1% while oil prices fell 10.9%.

Agricultural prices rose 1.2%, with apples down 20% and green onions down 13.9%.

Vegetable prices rose by more than 10 percent, while cabbage rose by 51.5 percent, lettuce by 49.3 percent, and radish by 52.1 percent.




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