Retail prices for flooring dropped again in July, but the rate declined.
The sector saw deflation for the third consecutive month, but it fell from 0.9% to 0.6%, according to ONS data.
In January the inflation rate was 8.8%.
Smooth flooring continued to see significant deflation, its eighth consecutive month, although the rate fell from 4.1% to 3.6%.
In January the inflation rate was 7.3%.
Carpets and rugs saw price increases reach 0.4%, compared with May’s 0.2% (there was no data for June), but still well short of the 3.3% increase seen in April and 10.6% in January.
