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FactCheck: are Labour right to criticise the government on inflation?
It’s not clear we can lay the credit or blame for the latest inflation figures at the government’s door.
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Public sector workers expected to receive above-inflation pay rise
Theresa May’s parting shot as Prime Minister could well be a big giveaway: according to reports, the government is expected to announce major public sector pay rises on Monday, worth £2 billion a year.
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Wages beat inflation for first time in a year
Wages are growing faster than prices for the first time in just over a year. It marks the end of the squeeze on real incomes that has hobbled the economy, squeezed the consumer and brought misery to much of the high street. So is the economy now in the clear?
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Inflation remains at 3 per cent
The squeeze on the cost of living continues, as inflation sticks at 3 per cent for January, the same as it was in December.
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Alison McGovern: ‘UK has lowest growth and highest inflation in Europe’
Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng, parliamentary private secretary to the Chancellor, and Labour MP Alison McGovern, who sits on the Treasury select committee, discuss the economy and Brexit.
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Inflation rises to near six-year high
Households have just been given an early Christmas present they could do without – inflation hitting its highest level for nearly six years. The rise to 3.1 per cent for November has been fuelled by jumps in the prices of food, computer games, toys and air fares. Wage growth is lagging behind at 2.2 per…
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Inflation remains steady amid economic squeeze
There’s been an unexpected pause in inflation. Instead of going up again, it has remained steady at 3%. Although food prices have risen, that’s been offset by a fall in the cost of fuel. But prices are still outstripping wages and the economic squeeze here is in sharp contrast with continental Europe, which reported strong…
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Inflation rises to 2.9 per cent
The campaign for higher public sector pay has been driven in part by the rising cost of living. Today the latest figures show that inflation in August matched its highest level for five years.
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Inflation falls to 2.6%
Inflation fell unexpectedly in June, thanks to lower fuel prices. It dropped to 2.6%, reducing the pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates in the short term. But it hasn’t quite reduced the pressure on cash-strapped consumers.
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Inflation reaches highest level in three years
The cost of living has soared to its highest level in four years, increasing the squeeze on consumers. Inflation in May rose to 2.9%, higher than expected and fuelled by the rising cost of things like food, clothes, computers and toys. It means prices are going up faster than wages for many people, and there’s…
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Is inflation set to rise?
The UK’s inflation rate stayed at 2.3 per cent in March, but may well have risen if it hadn’t been for the timing of Easter. Food prices in March were 1.2 per cent higher than last year, the biggest annual rise for three years.
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Steep rise in inflation
There’s a been an unexpectedly big rise in inflation today, thanks to rising fuel and food prices, February’s rate is 2.3% – that’s up half a per cent on January, and the highest it’s been since September 2013.
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Inflation rises following EU referendum
Inflation has reached a two-and-a-half year high, as surging oil prices and the fall in the value of the pound after Brexit combined to push prices higher.
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Inflation rises to two-year high
If it’s a struggle to get Christmas presents delivered on time, it’s a struggle to buy them too – as new figures show inflation’s soared to its highest in two years.
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UK inflation turns negative – the key questions
UK consumer prices turned negative in April for the first time, falling to -0.1 per cent. Good news for consumers – but is there a downside?
