Retail inflation still higher than farmgate price changes

A slowdown in food inflation was credited with driving down general inflation, but for many products retail inflation is still much higher than farmgate inflation

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Retail inflation still higher than farmgate price changes

In a basket of 11 goods regularly monitored by Farmers Guardian, the retail price was lower in March this year than March 2023 for four products, according to calculations from the Office for National...

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