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Shop prices in June fell at the fastest 25 rate since at least 2006 as 26 fought to attract customers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said. Prices were 1.8% lower in June compared with a year earlier, the BRC said. It is the biggest annual fall in prices since the BR's 27 began in December 2006 and the 14th month in a 28 that prices have decreased. The price of electrical goods and clothing both fell. Prices for non-food 29 were 3.4% lower in June compared with a year ago, while the rise in the cost of food slowed to 0.6%—its lowest pace since the series began. The BRC survey does not include online retailers or costs such as energy, transport and housing, which feed into the broader official consumer price 30 (CPI) measure 31 by the Bank of England. Competition among retailers for market share is driving the record fall in prices, the BRC said. 'Fierce competition among 32 has driven food price inflation to record low levels and with some grocers having announced plans to keep prices down, 33 stand to benefit for a while to come,' said BRC director-general Helen Dickinson. CPI inflation fell to a four-and-a-half year low of 1.5% in May, helped by the sharpest fall in food and non-alcoholic 34 prices for a decade. A. manufacturer B. experiment C. annual D. retailers E. survey F. recession G. grocers H. inflation I. article J. items K. beverage L. targeted M. row N. consequence O. consumers