UK Shop Prices Slide 0.8% In March - BRC

Shop prices in the United Kingdom were down 0.8 percent on year in March, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday.

That was in line with expectations following the 1.0 percent decline in February.

Food prices were up 1 percent on year in March, while non-food prices were down 2.0 percent.

In all, non-food prices have been mired in deflation for four years.

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