Inflation drops: What got cheaper and what cost more in September

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Other products seeing a switch from rising to falling prices include pizzas and quiches, the cost of which dropped by 3.3% in the 12 months to September after increasing 4.3% in August; carpets and rugs, down 2.9% last month after rising 0.6% in August, and butter, down 0.2% after increasing 0.9% in August. By contrast, some items saw prices falling less slowly last month than in August, most notably cheese, the average cost of which dropped 1.2% in the year to September, having enjoyed a much larger decrease of 4.7% in the 12 months to August. – Examples where inflation has eased, ranked by the size of the change: Passenger travel by air: August up 11.9%, September down 5.0%Olive oil: Aug up 40.8%, Sep up 33.0%Pizza & quiche: Aug up 4.3%, Sep down 3.3%Carpets & rugs: Aug up 0.6%, Sep down 2.9%Rice: Aug down 2.3%, Sep down 3.9%Women’s clothes: Aug up 3.9%, Sep up 2.4%Sugar: Aug up 5.8%, Sep up 4.4%Butter: Aug up 0.9%, Sep down 0.2%Crisps: Aug down 1.1%, Sep down 2.2%Men’s footwear: Aug up 0.6%, Sep down 0.3%Hotels & similar accommodation: Aug up 3.1%, Sep up 2.2%Ready-made meals: Aug up 2.1%, Sep up 1.4%Bread: Aug up 2.2%, Sep up 1.6% – Examples where inflation has accelerated: Cleaning equipment: August down 3.3%, September up 4.3%Fruit & vegetable juices: Aug down 0.4%, Sep up 4.4%Children’s footwear: Aug down 1.1%, Sep up 3.7%Pasta & couscous: Aug down 3.8%, Sep up 0.9%Margarine & other vegetable fats: Aug down 2.6%, Sep up 1.7%Yoghurt: Aug down 3.1%, Sep up 0.9%Cheese & curd: Aug down 4.7%, Sep down 1.2%Coffee: Aug up 1.2%, Sep up 4.1%Tea: Aug up 3.5%, Sep up 6.2%Fresh or chilled fruit: Aug up 1.8%, Sep up 3.8%Breakfast cereals: Aug up 1.3%, Sep up 2.8%Soft drinks: Aug up 1.5%, Sep up 2.9%Passenger travel by train: Aug up 2.2%, Sep up 3.1% The price of fish was down 1.6% in September, a smaller annual drop than 3.0% in August, and it was a similar story for the average cost of second-hand cars and women’s shoes. A few items swung from negative to positive inflation, such as cleaning equipment, where prices rose last month by 4.3% having fallen in August by 3.3%; fruit and vegetable juices, up 4.4% last month after a drop of 0.4% in August; and children’s footwear, up 3.7% in September following a drop of 1.1% in August.