Gathering data on consumer prices and the products we’re really buying will become far more precise, giving a better picture ...

January 2025's widespread sales featured substantial savings for consumers particularly in the fashion category as UK shop price deflation slowed and costs rose.

clothing and recreation. To calculate CPI inflation, the ONS collects price data for these items from thousands of retail outlets across the UK. Prices are weighted according to their relative ...

UK inflation unexpectedly slowed in December ... Alcohol and tobacco prices also decreased between November and December, as did clothing and footwear costs. On the other hand, the transport ...

UK inflation unexpectedly slowed in December after two months ... as did a slowing in tobacco, clothing, and footwear inflation. ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said: “Inflation eased very slightly ...

clothing, and footwear inflation. Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said: "While a lot of the surprisingly large fall in services inflation from 5.0% in November to 4.4% in ...

leaving the fashion industry calling for deeper collaboration in trade and raising the alarm for the economy during a time of already-high inflation levels. Then on Tuesday, China responded to the ...

JD Sports Fashion (JD.L), opens new tab tumbled 6. ... Investors are focussed on U.S. and UK inflation data on Wednesday for clues on the rate trajectory. Traders are pricing in about 40 basis ...