The sharp fall in the oil price in recent weeks has overshadowed the impact that the recent easing in global wholesale food prices is likely to have on inflation. While the lower level of wholesale food prices will not prevent CPI inflation from rising to 5% in the coming months, it is likely to contribute to a very sharp fall in inflation thereafter.
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