article_snippet.sent: And on the high street clothes and footwear have become even more affordable - with prices dropping by around 7.8 per cent in the last 12 months - as the low cost of oil makes transporting and selling goods even cheaper.
article_snippet.sent: And the falling costs for consumers, which have been taking place for the last 23 months, show no sign of stopping.
article_snippet.sent: Cheaper prices and inflation reaching zero in February have led to a boost on the high street as people have more cash to spend, and are finding people money goes even further.
article_snippet.sent: Analysts predict inflation could have fallen to a negative in March.
article_snippet.sent: Falling prices of oil have also led to cheaper fuel for consumers in the petrol price wars.
article_snippet.sent: Fuel was reduced to 99p per litre  in January this year - the first time prices had reached such a low in five years.
article_snippet.sent: Petrol prices reached 99p a litre earlier this year.
article_snippet.sent: After a Midlands petrol station reduced prices to below £1, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's followed suit and experts predict that the lower cost of petrol could be come the norm.
article_snippet.sent: The cost of a barrel of oil fell from $110 a barrel to around $58 this month - reducing the cost of petrol and diesel for customers and giving customers even more money to spend in the supermarkets and high streets.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, estimated earlier this year that UK drivers are collectively £30million better off every single month.
highlights_snippet.sent: Cost of staples has been slashed as supermarkets compete for customers .
  