Business Live with Ian King: Inflation falls to 3.4 percent, with food prices the main driver

Join Ian King as he tackles the biggest business and economic stories, with reports and interviews live from our studios in the heart of London. The Office for National Statistics says the Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation stood at 3.4% in February. That's down from 4% in January and the lowest level since September 2021. It was driven largely by a fall in annual food price inflation - down to 5 percent in February, from 7 percent in January. Top business stories today: ???? Food leads rate of inflation ease to 3.4% in February, official figures show https://trib.al/jQei4c0 ???? Aldi's 'cheapest Christmas dinner' advert misled shoppers, says watchdog https://trib.al/BAqlEHq ???? Major brands deny 'shrinkflation' as Heinz says reducing the number of beans in a tin doesn't count https://trib.al/ST31NWu Joining us on the show: ???? Victoria Clarke, UK Chief Economist at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking ???? Laura Foll, Equity Income Fund Manager at Janus Henderson ???? Russell Barnes, the CEO of David Lloyd Leisure Inflation rate eases to 3.4% ???? https://trib.al/3cf8pgC Latest business news ???? https://trib.al/unXvp4J Money advice blog ???? https://trib.al/wEeVvFT #Business #Economy #CostOfLiving #Banking #Stocks #Budget #Wages #Manufacturing #Banking SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales