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Food inflation dip not expected to significantly boost consumer confidence

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has responded to the latest CPI inflation figures, which show headline inflation remaining unchanged at 3.8% and food inflation falling to 4.5%. Dr Kris Hamer, the BRC’s director of Insight, said: “With the cost of the weekly shop still significantly…

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