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Falling food inflation helps UK keep to national 2% target

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Falling food prices contributed to overall inflation remaining at an annual figure of 2%, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures out today. Food and non-alcoholic drinks inflation fell year on year from 1.7% in May to 1.5% in June, said the ONS. Alcohol…

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