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2024-08-27 12:31:28 | Reading - business/world
It's a good news but inflation seems likely to continue...

UK shop prices fall year on year for first time since cost of living crisis began
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/27/uk-shop-prices-drop-inflation-retail-clothes-food-cost-of-living-crisis

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wares [plural noun] - again! just remember!
brave [quote]consumers were less willing to brave cold and rainy weather to get to the high street
grapple [Collins] If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it
crunch [Collins]A situation in which a business or economy has very little money can be referred to as a crunch.[quote]the continued cost of living crunch impacting many families
lessen [quote]seeing the biggest monthly decrease since December 2020 as supplier input costs lessened
consecutive [quote]for the eighth consecutive month in August

[quote]The future remains uncertain, however. The BRC warned retail prices could still rise in the months ahead as the effects of climate breakdown on harvests, and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, push up the costs of goods and fuel. [unquote]

I spend most of my income for eating, drinking and travelling. The cost of them has shot up. I think that it will never return to the price before pandemic... I've been reducing the amount of drinking and eating, but travelling.

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