The UK inflation rate has remained stable at 3.8% in September, which was lower than expected, official figures show.
Prices for groceries also rose at their slowest rate in more than a year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic drinks was 5.1% in the year to August and is now down to 4.5% for the year to September – a small difference that might not always be easy to spot at the supermarket.
ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner noted that the cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks fell, “for the first time since May last year”.
