UK June CPI Eases to 2.6% as Clothing and Footwear Prices Fall 0.5%
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Updated · Fibre2fashion.com · Jul 22
UK June CPI Eases to 2.6% as Clothing and Footwear Prices Fall 0.5%
3 articles · Updated · Fibre2fashion.com · Jul 22
Summary
Clothing and footwear prices fell 0.5% year on year in June, reversing May’s 0.2% rise, while monthly prices dropped 1.2% as summer discounting intensified.
Core CPI held at 2.6%, but goods inflation slowed to 1.7% from 2.0% and services inflation eased to 3.6% from 3.7%, reinforcing the broader cooling in consumer prices.
Producer input inflation moderated to 7.3% from 9.3%, with input prices down 2.0% on the month as crude oil made the biggest downward contribution.
Factory-gate prices also cooled, rising 3.5% year on year versus 3.7% in May, while textile, apparel and leather output prices increased 3.8%, easing from 4.0%.