3 May 2001, 14:37  UK April shop prices up 0.1 pct from March; up 0.4 yr-on-yr - BRC

LONDON (AFX) - UK high street shop prices rose 0.1 pct on the month in April, leaving them 0.4 pct up on last April's level, the British Retail Consortium said in its monthly shop price index survey. Notable monthly increases in April were in the price of food, particularly, beef, eggs and vegetables. Non-food items declined however due to seasonal promotions at Easter. According to Bill Moyes, BRC director general: "We have seen two months of price inflation, but prices are still lower than two and even three years ago. There is still some way to go before we are back to those levels."

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