Shop price inflation in the United Kingdom was up just 1.1 percent on year in June, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday - down from 1.5 percent in May and marking the slowest rate of increase since November 2009.
On a monthly basis, shop prices were up 0.1 percent.
Food prices dropped 0.2 percent on month and added 3.5 percent on year, representing a 23-month low after showing a 0.6 percent monthly gain and a 4.3 percent annual increase in May.
Non-food prices were up 0.4 percent on month and down 0.3 percent on year after rising 0.3 percent on month and falling 0.1 percent on year in May.
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