Inflation dips to 3.1% in September easing pressure for rates rise
The headline CPI rate was down slightly from the 3.2 per cent recorded in August, despite analysts' expectations it would hold steady.
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The headline CPI rate was down slightly from the 3.2 per cent recorded in August, despite analysts' expectations it would hold steady.
The stern warning came as research found households expected to end up paying as much as £23 more per week for food, non-alcoholic drinks, electricity, gas and motor fuel by the end of the year.
Petrol prices have surged to a near-record high as Food and Drink Federation chief executive Ian Wright warned ministers to 'think seriously' about inflation which is running between 14 and 18 per cent.
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