The latest figures show the annual RPI rate - the country's broadest measure of inflation - fell to -1.1% in May after recording -1.2% the month before, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, which collects them each month.
Inflation fell less than expected on the official CPI measure, being 2.2% from 2.3%, that's still above the government target rate of 2% in a highly deflationary period. The weakness of the pound seems to have been the main cause of this, forcing up the prices of imported goods and inputs.
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