UK grocery inflation falls to single digits for first time in 16 months

Grocery price inflation has fallen to single digits for the first time in 16 months, providing some relief for consumers as the key Christmas shopping period nears.
Prices across grocers were 9.7% higher than a year ago over the four weeks to October 29, down from the previous month’s 11%, Kantar analysts said.
It is the eighth consecutive decline in the rate of price rises since the figure peaked at 17.5% in March, and the first time the figure has fallen below 10% since July last year.Su