UK shop price index remains 1.5% in December

Britain's shop price index remained unchanged for the third successive month in December, according to the British Retail Consortium, but the food price index went down notably, when it fell down 0.5% from November's 4.6% to 4.1% in the last month of 2012. Year-on-year, the shop price inflation stayed at 1.5% in December compared to analysts forecast of rise to 1.7%.