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UK house prices dipped 0.1% in May, up 1.5% year-on-year
Global food commodity prices have risen again, in a blow to households worldwide.
The United Nations world food price index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as falling prices for sugar and vegetable oil were counted by rising prices for cereal and dairy products.
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