IRISH INFLATION

New figures from Kantar show that grocery inflation has fallen below 10% for the first time this year.

Grocery inflation fell to 9.8% in the 12 weeks to October 29, down from 10.5% and marking the sixth month of falls in a row.

Figures this month from the CSO showed that the annual rate of inflation slowed to 5.1% in October from an annual rate of 6.4% in September.