Inflation is expected to drop back below 10% for the first time since last August, when the latest official figures are released on Wednesday.The Office for National Statistics is set to show that the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 9.8% last month, according to a consensus of economists.It would be a return to a decline after a shock increase to 10.4% in February due to soaring food prices.

Inflation is expected to drop back below 10% for the first time since last August, when the latest official figures are released on Wednesday.The Office for National Statistics is set to show that the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 9.8% last month, according to a consensus of economists.It would be a return to a decline after a shock increase to 10.4% in February due to soaring food prices.