Clothing and food price falls drive down UK inflation
17th Dec 2020 | Source: BBC
The UK's inflation rate fell dramatically to 0.3% in November from 0.7% in October, official figures show.
Lower prices for clothing, food and non-alcoholic drinks made the biggest contribution to the fall, the Office for National Statistics said.
However, games, toys and hobbies increased in price, partly offsetting those declines.
The figures reflect the fact that most of the country was in some form of Covid lockdown during the month.
Analysts also pointed to November's Black Friday sales, saying clothing retailers offered bigger discounts than usual this year.
The ONS said there had been media reports that some Black Friday sales might have spread further across the month.