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‘We may have seen the peak’ of food inflation, says economist

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The rate of food and drink inflation came down from 5.1% in August to 4.5% in September, according to the ONS’s consumer price inflation figures. This was the first time since March 2025 that the annual rate has slowed On a monthly basis, food and…

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