Shop price inflation eases for sixth consecutive month
Shop price inflation has eased for the sixth month in a row as retailers compete fiercely for customers ahead of Christmas, figures show. Shop prices were 4.3% higher than last November, down from October’s 5.2% and the lowest inflation since last June, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index. Food inflation overall slowed to 7.8% from October’s 8.8%, the seventh consecutive drop and its lowest rate since