article_snippet.sent: Prices have fallen by the largest amount in almost a decade as supermarkets continue to slash the cost of milk, vegetables and meat as vegetables and meat compete with each other and with emerging budget chains for customers.
article_snippet.sent: Milk, bread, eggs, cheese and roasting chickens have seen the biggest fall in price at the supermarket checkout as the large chains have been forced to reduce the large chains prices to compete with the rise of budget stores Aldi and Lidl.
article_snippet.sent: According to the British Retail Consortium-Nielsen price index, goods in shops cost 2.1 per cent lower this March than the same time last year, the Guardian reported.
article_snippet.sent: This is the biggest fall in prices in a single year since records began nine years ago, in 2006.
article_snippet.sent: It is also a larger drop than the 1.7 per cent recorded the month before.
article_snippet.sent: Fresh food prices have dropped by around 0.9 per cent in a year, while the figure for electrical items was even greater, falling 5.7 per cent in the last 12 months.
article_snippet.sent: Cheese and milk have seen some of the biggest fall in prices - of around 0.9 per cent in the last 12 months .
article_snippet.sent: The price of fresh foods such as eggs and lettuce fell by more in March, than the 0.4 per cent in February .
article_snippet.sent: The cost of electricals, such as toasters and kettles, have dropped by 5.7 per cent in the last 12 months .
article_snippet.sent: Milk, eggs, cheese, vegetables and meat have fallen by 0.9 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: Electrical goods have dropped 5.7 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: Falls of 7.8 per cent have been seen in the cost of shoes and clothes .
highlights_snippet.sent: Prices in shops are 2.1 per cent lower this year than 12 months ago .