BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 07:05:00
19.2%. so that makes things a lot more expensive for families when you factor that into the cost of the weekly shop. there was a slight fall in the price of petrol and diesel. that is important because that affects so many other things. the cost of transporting all his goods around. if petrol and diesel start to full, it may start to feed through in the prices for goods that had to be shipped around. it takes some of the pressure down. the 10.1% rate of inflation is way above the bank of england target. we are way above it. it tends to lead to the bank of england increasing the base interest r...