Furniture saw annual price inflation drop for the first time in over a year in April.
The Office for National Statistics says the annual rate dropped from 17.2% to 16.5%.
This is the first drop since April 2021. In April 2021 the rate was 5.7%.
Furniture and furnishings also saw a drop for the first time in at least a year, from 16.8% to 16.3%. In April 2021 the rate was 5.6%.
Garden furniture inflation jumped from 11% to 32.8%.
The inflation rate for lighting was static at 12.4%.
Household textiles saw a drop in the annual rate from 7.1% to 4.2% as price rises in furnishing fabrics, curtains and bed linen eased but table and bathroom linen saw rises increase.
