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The cost of gas, electricity and garden furniture has plunged … but cocoa and vets’ services cost a lot more• Labour says pressure on family finances still acute as inflation falls to 2%The UK’s annual inflation rate fell to 2% in May, in line with the forecasts of City economists.The Office for National Statistics compiles the overall reading using the consumer prices index but also logs prices for individual goods and services. Here we look at how the cost of many of those everyday items has changed over the past year. Continue reading…
The cost of gas, electricity and garden furniture has plunged … but cocoa and vets’ services cost a lot more
• Labour says pressure on family finances still acute as inflation falls to 2%
The UK’s annual inflation rate fell to 2% in May, in line with the forecasts of City economists.
The Office for National Statistics compiles the overall reading using the consumer prices index but also logs prices for individual goods and services. Here we look at how the cost of many of those everyday items has changed over the past year.
