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Business
Alun Thorne B'ham Post 14 Jul 10
High street summer sales and falling petrol costs in June failed to dispel worries over a lingering inflation threat according to the latest figures.
Official figures showed the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) benchmark falling from 3.4 per cent to 3.2 per cent over the month thanks to record price-slashing by retailers and a 2.6p a litre drop in petrol costs…
Business
BusinessDesk 16 Jun 10
Business leaders in the West Midlands have welcomed a drop in inflation and claimed the move will ease pressure on calls for an increase in interest rates.
The latest Customer Price Index shows inflation being pegged back from 3.7% to 3.4%, still way above Government targets of 2% but nevertheless heading in the right direction…
Financial
Birmingham Post 15 July 09
Inflation fell below the Bank of England’s two per cent target for the first time in almost two years in June. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) slid from 2.2 per cent to 1.8 per cent last month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said – the lowest since September, 2007…
Retail business
Birmingham Post 8 July 09
A new report shows falling dairy and meat costs saw food price inflation drop to its lowest level for 14 months in June…