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Fruit and veg shortage stokes inflation

- 13 August 1997
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13 August 1997

Fruit and veg shortage stokes inflation


UK inflation has risen to its highest level for almost two years at 3.3%. The Office for National Statistics said that part of the rise was due to bad weather in June, which caused a shortage of vegetables and fruit and forced up fresh food prices.

However, seasonal food prices fell by 2.9% in July, compared with June, and fresh food prices had dropped 9.1% in July 1996. The steep fall has dropped out of the indexs 12-month average, so seasonal food showed an annual fall of just 0.7% against Junes annual fall of 7%.




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