1.   Analysts said particularly the recent dampening of inflation at the factory-gate level spells good news for retail inflation.

2.   According to a preliminary survey of analysts by Bloomberg News, retail inflation remained in check last month.

3.   BRITISH gilts rose after a surprisingly steep decline in the pace of retail price inflation fuelled optimism that British interest rates have reached a peak.

4.   He said he was convinced it would not boost retail price inflation.

5.   Higher input prices have raised concern that manufacturers will pass these costs onto the consumer, which in turn will lead to accelerating retail price inflation.

6.   Higher input prices raise concern that manufacturers will pass these costs on to consumers, which in turn will lead to accelerating retail price inflation.

7.   It also said it would not raise interest rates until retail inflation re-appeared.

8.   Meanwhile, overall retail price inflation slowed in February, with lower mortgage rates and petrol prices contributing most to the decline in the yearly rate.

9.   Retail price inflation will accelerate just slightly this year, Forrestal said.

10.   That would lead to accelerating retail price inflation, and inflation erodes the value of fixed-income investments such as bonds.