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Why has inflation risen and what does it mean for me?

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What factors helped lift inflation in September – and where did prices fall?

Fuel prices are shown on the pump at 299.9p per litre of diesel

UK inflation jumps to highest rate in almost a year after fuel prices climb

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UK inflation expected to have accelerated in September after fuel surge

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UK inflation expected to have accelerated in September after fuel surge

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UK unemployment falls to lowest in a year but vacancies slide further

Kemi Badenoch and her husband Hamish

Badenoch says it would be difficult to reinstate triple lock if Labour scraps it

Kemi Badenoch

Badenoch: Triple lock is ‘current’ Tory policy and in ‘draft manifesto’

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Higher fuel costs set to drive uptick in August inflation

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What factors helped lift inflation in August – and where did prices fall?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

PM vows to help households through ‘really hard’ times as inflation jumps higher

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Surging energy prices push inflation up to highest level since March

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What impact will July’s energy price hike have on UK inflation figures?

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Why has inflation gone down and where will it go from here?

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UK inflation eases to 15-month low in June after food and fuel prices fall

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Andy Burnham set to be buoyed by June inflation slowdown

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey

Bank of England boss insists it is ‘not complacent’ about tackling UK inflation
Mr Bailey said he was ‘not happy’ that the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation was above the Bank’s 2% target.
Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter

Huw Pill

‘I’m not trying to be a troublemaker’: Bank of England’s Huw Pill on rates split

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Bank set to hold interest rates after steady inflation and Iran peace deal

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Bank set to hold interest rates after steady inflation and Iran peace deal

A shopper with a trolley filled with groceries at a supermarket

Why has inflation remained flat and where will it go from here?

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Inflation drops back by more than forecast as energy offsets Iran war fuel hit

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Jobless rate rises and vacancies slump to lowest level in five years – ONS

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Lloyds earnings jump by a third but UK economic outlook worsens

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UK faces weaker economic growth and higher inflation due to Iran war – OECD

Inflation holds at 3% in ‘calm before the storm’ of Iran war

UK inflation remains steady prior to impact of Iran conflict

Why is UK inflation steady and how will the Iran war affect it?
February’s inflation rate of 3% means if an item cost £100 a year ago, it would now cost £103.
Henry Saker-Clark, Press Association Deputy Business Editor

UK inflation steady pre-Iran war but cost-of-living ‘hump’ on horizon

Interest rates set to be held steady as Iran war clouds inflation outlook

March interest rate cut is ‘genuinely open question’, says Andrew Bailey

Inflation falls to 3% boosting chance of interest rate cuts

Why has inflation fallen and what does it mean for me?

How inflation eased for a range of items in January – and where it accelerated

Inflation slows to 10-month low amid easing petrol and food costs

Interest rates: Why did the Bank stick to 3.75% and what does it mean?

Inflation bounces back in December as Christmas travel fuels price rises

Why has inflation risen and what does it mean for me?

Examples of where inflation accelerated in December – and where it eased

Inflation expected to swing higher over more expensive plane tickets

Plus West Midlands unemployment rate dips slightly as national levels stay highest in...

Slowdown in rising cost-of-living set for December pause, say economists

Bank of England cuts interest rates to near three-year low

Why has inflation fallen and what does it mean for me?

Sharp inflation drop ‘seals the deal’ for interest rate cut, economists say

Examples of where inflation eased in November – and where it accelerated

Inflation drops sharply to 3.2% in November after food prices fall

Inflation to cool further in November as food prices dip, economists think

Jobless rate rises to 5.1% as wage growth slips back further

Examples of where inflation jumped in October – and where it eased

UK inflation falls to four-month low after energy price hikes ease

Price rises set to cool in reprieve for households after September peak

Share of low-paid workers in UK hits record low while gender pay gap narrows

People receiving full new state pension on course for £12,548 from April

Inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% as food prices ease

UK elderly population at record high as more men live to very old age

Inflation expected to jump to highest since January last year

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