UK shop prices rise by least since December, BRC says

LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - ‌Average prices ​at ​British retailers rose by an annual 0.9% this month, the smallest increase since ‌December 2025, as the men's soccer world cup ⁠triggered supermarket discounts on alcohol and snacks, the British ‌Retail Consortium said on ‌Tuesday.

"Retailers competed hard to limit prices rises, with a wave of summer promotions across food ​and other goods," BRC Chief Executive Helen Dickinson said, adding that some clothing and footwear ⁠retailers were also discounting summer items.

• BRC annual shop price inflation ​fell to 0.9% in July from 1.2% in June after a 0.1% drop on ​the month

• Food price inflation ‌slowed to 2.2% from 2.4%, its lowest since February 2025

• Non-food inflation ⁠slowed to 0.2% from 0.6%, though electrical and health and beauty product prices rose due to higher semi-conductor ⁠and manufacturing costs

• The BRC survey was based on ​prices collected between July 1 and July 9

• The Office for National Statistics' broader consumer price inflation measure fell ‌to a 15-month low of 2.6% in June

• Last month the Bank of ‌England forecast CPI would rise to just over ⁠3.25% later this ‌year due to ​higher energy costs caused by the U.S.-Iran war

(Reporting by David Milliken, editing by Andy ‌Bruce)

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