Where inflation eased in February – and where it accelerated

The rate of inflation eased last month on everyday items including tea, coffee, yoghurt and olive oil (Rob Whitworth/Alamy/PA) -

Falls in the cost of clothing, kitchenware and air travel contributed to an overall easing of the UK’s inflation rate last month, though prices accelerated for a handful of everyday groceries including eggs and sugar.

Women’s clothes recorded one of the largest movements in inflation, swinging from a year-on-year rise in January of 4.2% to a year-on-year drop last month of 0.2%.