Poorest UK households facing highest inflation rates as cost of living crisis deepens – as it happened

UK inflation hits 9%, its highest level since 1982, with food inflation highest since 2011, and low-income families are worst hit

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UK factories have hiked their prices last month, as they passed on rising costs to customers, the ONS reports.

Output prices (what firms charge at the factory gate) were 14% higher than a year ago in April, which is the highest rate since July 2008.