Luxury price inflation is more than double the mainstream rate, says Coutts
Prices for high-end products and services have risen by 5.9% in the last 12 months, reports the Queen's bank
Luxury lifestyle prices are rising twice as fast as mainstream consumer inflation
Coutts bank's measure of luxury price inflation has risen by 4.7% a year since 2016; twice the rate of the mainstream Consumer Prices Index
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