UK inflation jumps to 6.2% as factories hike prices; P&O CEO apologises over sackings – as it happened
by Graeme Wearden and Julia Kollewe from Economics | The Guardian on (#5XDFJ)
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
- P&O boss apologises ahead of parliamentary grilling
- Spring statement 2022: Sunak told poorest families likely to be worst hit by impact of Ukraine war - live
- UK CPI inflation hits 30-year high of 6.2%, lifted by energy, fuel and food Producers lift prices at fastest rate since 2008
- Rents rising at fastest pace since 2016
- Spring statement 2022: Living standards set for historic fall,' says OBR
- Closing summary
Here's a breakdown of the price changes that pushed UK inflation to a 30-year high of 6.2% last month:
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