UK inflation: which goods and services have risen most in price?
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#6CB99)
From gig tickets to video games to air fares, costs soared in May as food and drink prices also rose sharply
The UK's annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 8.7% in May, driven by soaring prices for gig tickets, video games and air fares, as food and drink prices continued to rise at one of the fastest rates in decades
The Office for National Statistics compiled the overall number using the consumer prices index but also logs prices for individual goods and services. Here we look at how the cost of many of those everyday items has shot up over the past year.
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