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Shop price growth dips to three-year low

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Shop Price annual inflation eased to 1.3% in March, down from 2.5% in February, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index. Shop price annual growth is its lowest since December 2021. Non-Food inflation fell to 0.2% in March, down from 1.3% in the preceding month…

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