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MSE News: Petrol price falls help inflation slip down

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"Inflation dropped to 3.2% last month as petrol prices fell, the Office of National Statistics says..."
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So it came down a few pence, not real difference to many of us. If it dropped back down to 90ppl then that would be serious progress but a few pence is nothing.
As for inflation, I've not heard anyone worry about that either. They're all too worried about the cost of living. Inflation is something MPs panic about when it gets close to election time.
Not a fan of these "news" pieces relating to prices at the pump, must admit...
I'd love to hear your suggestions as to the difference between the two...
Petrol hasn't been 90p since early 2007. The £1.28 I paid the other day is the cheapest it's been since Feb '11, going by
http://www.petrolprices.com/the-price-of-fuel.html#j-1-2
http://oil-price.net/dashboard.php?lang=en
I can remember paying 135.9p per litre back in mid 2008 locally here for diesel.
Last week i paid 128.9p per litre in Tescos - an 8p per litre off i'd gathered, so 120.9p.
Also anyone bother by fuel prices should by now have moved to something more economical. Back in 2008 i'd a 3.0TDI averaging 30mpg, these days i've a 1.6TDI average 66mpg.
My salary has increased by a few £k's over the last three years so in real terms petrol is even cheaper to me. Shame that in 2012 I was driving a car that did 27mpg and now I have one that does 18mpg. D'oh!