Consumer Price Index drop indicates inflation may have already peaked
Posted on June 16th, 2010
The CPI dropped from 3.7pc to 3.4pc in May, the Office for National Statistics reported.
The fall, which was largely driven by a drop in food costs, marks one of the few occasions when inflation has come in lower than City analysts expected.
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