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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Rate of inflation in big fall to 3.9%

The rate of inflation fell sharply again in November in what was described as an "early Christmas present" for consumers, official figures reveal today.

The headline measure of the rise in the cost of living, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dropped to 3.9% from 4.6% in October, a much bigger fall than expected by City economists.

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