UK has highest inflation in G7 after CPI fails to fall in September – as it happened
by Graeme Wearden from Economics | The Guardian on (#6FNJP)
UK consumer prices inflation remained at 6.7% in September, dashing hopes of a fall, as petrol and diesel prices increase
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- UK regular pay rises faster than inflation, easing pressure on living costs
Sterling has risen a little against the US dollar this morning, after UK inflation failed to fall as hoped.
The pound has gained a fifth of a cent, to $1.22.
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