UK shoppers gain as prices fall again in March

Non-food prices drop by 2.6% year-on-year as retailers continue to respond to market conditions with bargains and promotions

Consumers have benefited from three years of continuously falling shop prices on non-food goods, according to the latest data from retailers.

Excluding food, prices fell 2.6% in March from a year earlier, according to the BRC-Nielsen shop price index.