Tuesday’s inflation figures look set to show that the UK slipped into deflation in April. But this is likely to have largely reflected the timing of Easter this year compared to last. Since the oil price has rebounded and wage growth is building, a damaging, long-lasting period of deflation remains unlikely.
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