feeling the pinch. the first day of spring is often a turning point of renewal. but at this farm shop near crewe, the rebirth of the economy as inflation falls to more normal levels isn t yet hitting home. the energy bills should be coming down by now. not from what i ve seen. they keep putting the standard charge for electricity up and gas. but it doesn t feel like. the cost to go out for the day and eating and drink seems to be going up as well. sometimes ijust don t even, like, | pay for my wi fi because i can t,| so we have to go without. everything isjust going up, isn t it? everything. and you don t think that that s starting to calm down or stabilise? anything you can see in your own bills? maybe our gas and electric is slightly better than it was or not as bad as it was getting, but apart from that, no, not really. the latest figures show food costs and prices in cafes and restaurants helping drive inflation down to 3.4% last month the lowest level for two and a hal
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to the bbc s news at one. there was some welcome news for the economy today with a sharper than expected fall in inflation. the rate at which prices go up fell from four per cent to 3.4% in february. that s the lowest level in nearly two and a half years. the slower pace of food prices helped push inflation down but it is still some way off the bank of england s target rate of 2%. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, has this report. who doesn t want to nibble on a few treats, savour the first day of spring? but even the softest of creatures can come with a fierce bite. as customers at this farm shop in crewe know, lower inflation still means higher prices. in terms of car insurance, i ve just had my renewal through and it s actually doubled. sometimes ijust don t even like pay for my wi fi i because i call it so we ll have to go without. council tax, broadband, phone, everything s gone up significantly. carving up budgets is still a stretch for many, even if
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