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RECORD FALL IN
INDUSTRY COSTS
Prices paid by manufacturing industry
for raw materials and fuel fell 7.1%
in the year to January, a record fall,
the Dept of Trade and Industry said
It is the seventh consecutive month in
which the annual rate has fallen and it
is expected to continue to do so, a DTI
spokesman said.
Between December and January the index
rose 0.3%, but seasonally adjusted
figures show a 0.4% fall.
Output prices were little changed, the
annual figure rising 0.1% to 5.2%.
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