Meat and shellfish prices soar in April despite slowdown in inflation

Frozen molluscs and fresh meat recorded the steepest monthly price increases in April, up by 14.1 and 10.7 per cent respectively, even as inflation slowed to just 0.2 per cent, according to the latest price observatory by the Consumer Protection Service.

The data, published on Wednesday, shows that overall inflation eased significantly from 1.6 per cent in March and 1.9 per cent in February.

Still, the cost of several basic