Inflation fell by 0.2 percentage points in November as transport costs and mortgage interest payments went down, the Office of National Statistics says.
Eight of the UK's biggest supermarket chains have agreed to fairer pricing policies, including not inflating prices to make a later discount look attractive. However, Asda is stalling.
The retail prices index (RPI) rate of inflation fell to 3.1% in May compared with 3.5% in April, new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveal today.