Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Inflation Falls to 3.7% 2 June 2005 The annual rate of inflation has continued to fall in May and now stands at
3.7%, down 0.6% on its April figure.
During the year the Fuel and Light category has recorded the largest increase of
23.1%. However, over the month Fuel and Light has decreased by 0.4%. The
Tobacco and the Personal Goods and Services indices have over the year shown the
other largest increases of 6.9% and 5.8% respectively.
The only significant change between mid-April and mid-May was in Tobacco which
increased by 1.3%. The Food category recorded a slight fall of 0.5% over the
same period partly due to seasonal adjustments.
The General Index of Retail Prices for all items now stands at 118.8 (January
2000 = 100.0). More stories >>>
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