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Pay and prices
RPI sees small cut
Cheaper holidays offset higher petrol and clothing costs, cutting the annual rate of inflation to 2.9% in August.
The underlying rate, excluding mortgage interest payments, was steady at 2.9%.
The Harmonised Index Of Consumer Prices, which is to replace the underlying rate as the government's preferred measure, rose to 1.4% from 1.3%.