UK grocery inflation falls to single digits for first time this year

Butter, dried pasta and milk among items to show drops as supermarket price rises slow

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Food price inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in a year and a half, as the cost of living crisis eases slightly.

Grocery price inflation slowed to 9.7% in the four weeks to 29 October, the first time the rate has dropped to single digits since July 2022, according to the data company Kantar.

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