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Shop Price Inflation slows to 2.3%

HAMISH_MCTAVISH
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in Debate House Prices & the Economy
U.K. shop-price inflation slowed in May to its weakest pace this year as retailers offered more discounts to tempt shoppers, the British Retail Consortium said.

Prices charged by retailers rose 2.3 percent from a year ago after advancing 2.5 percent in April, the BRC said in an e- mailed statement in London today. On the month, prices rose 0.1 percent after increasing 0.3 percent in April.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-07/u-k-shop-price-inflation-eases-as-stores-cut-prices-to-attract-consumers.html

Food prices 4.9%, non-food 0.8%.
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
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  • chucky
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    no Hamish, it was posted yesterday.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3281296
    it wasn't popular then and it won't be popular now unless you're the attraction and the thread subject is irrelevant. no wait...

    nice to hear shop price inflation slowed btw.
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    chucky wrote: »
    it wasn't popular then and it won't be popular now unless you're the attraction and the thread subject is irrelevant. no wait...
    .

    :rotfl:

    Not quite the same post, but funny anyway.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    chucky wrote: »
    it wasn't popular then and it won't be popular now unless you're the attraction and the thread subject is irrelevant. no wait...

    Wait for what?

    You did well again with your predictions there me chuckles.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Wait for what?

    You did well again with your predictions there me chuckles.
    hahahahaha - whoooooosh

    Over_My_Head_single.jpg

    do you want to try again?
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    I bet you can't even explain what's gone over my head.

    How you are going to twist your implication that this thread would be popular because Hamish posted it, and people would be out for the poster, into something different though is going to be amusing.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    How you are going to twist your implication that this thread would be popular because Hamish posted it, and people would be out for the poster, into something different though is going to be amusing.
    i wouldn't bother - i don't have the time to take this thread to 17 pages turning it into the graham devon show..

    stop trying to get attention and discuss the topic - what's your thoughts on U.K. shop-price inflation slowing in May?
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    edited 8 June 2011 at 6:24PM
    Can never accuse you of breaking your standards, chuckles.

    Maybe one day....just maybe, you will explain your accusations. May surprise us all.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Can never accuse you of breaking your standards, chuckles.
    and we can never accuse you of taking a thread off topic when it's something you don't like...

    so let me try again - what's your thoughts on U.K. shop-price inflation slowing in May or would you like to continue to try and take this thread to 17 pages instead of looking at the good news that shop price inflation slowed in May?
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