The Ledger.

Latest edition 13 September 2026

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Personal Finance

Does lower inflation mean my grocery bill should fall?

Lower headline inflation does not show whether groceries became cheaper. Even slower food inflation leaves the measured food basket dearer when its rate remains positive.

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Households now expect prices to rise faster over the next year than most savings accounts pay. The gap between the rates savers see and the inflation they expect is quietly deciding who gets poorer.

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