The cost of UK clothing is forecast to rise this year by the most in more than two decades as a number of factors, from Britain's borrowing burden to labour unrest in China, conspire to push up prices on the high street.
Verdict, a retail research group, forecasts clothing inflation of 4.4 per cent this year, the highest level since 1986.
The forecast will be bad news for consumers, who have become used to ever cheaper garments and are set to see their incomes squeezed by austerity measures. It will also heighten fears over inflation, which remains stubbornly high.
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