UK inflation expected to turn positive

Official figures set to show inflation edged up to 0.1% last month after comparatively moderate falls in petrol and alcohol prices

The UK's brief period of negative inflation is expected to have come to an end in November but the recent tumble in oil prices should keep price pressures low for some months yet, economists predict.

Official figures due out at 9.30am on Tuesday are expected to show inflation to have edged up to 0.1% in November from -0.1% in October on the consumer prices index (CPI) measure, according to a Reuters poll of economists.