Wardrobe Malfunction For U.K. Inflation
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Women's cardigans and dresses made a surprise contribution to Britain's stagnant inflation last month.
Breaking with the usual pattern, prices for clothes and shoes fell 0.1 percent in March from February and were down an annual 0.2 percent. Within that category, women's outerwear was the main culprit for the decline, according to the Office for National Statistics.