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- It is mainly due to higher fuel and energy prices but the cost of second-hand cars and eating out also rose, the Office for National Statistics said.
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Mar 23, 2022 · UK consumer price inflation has risen sharply in recent months, driven by a broad range of items, with particular pressure coming from food, durables, consumer goods and energy. Energy,...
- Recent drivers of UK consumer price inflation - Office for National ...
US inflation has risen considerably more quickly, reaching...
- Demand and supply factors in CPI inflation, UK: 2021 to 2022
One cause of this was the re-opening of economies in 2021,...
- Recent drivers of UK consumer price inflation - Office for National ...
Nov 17, 2021 · Inflation is up sharply since Covid restrictions ended this year and the economy reopened. The Bank of England says it may have to raise interest rates in the "coming months" to tackle rising...
Mar 9, 2023 · One cause of this was the re-opening of economies in 2021, including large changes in the level and composition of spending ("demand"), while another is that bottlenecks had formed in the...
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- CPI, CPIH and HCIs have all seen sharply increasing inflation in recent months. 12-month growth rates of CPI, CPIH and HCIs, UK, January 2006 to May 2022.
- Higher income households have seen higher rates of inflation than lower income households over recent months. 12-month growth rates of HCI and CPIH for second and ninth income decile households, UK, January 2006 to December 2021.
- Transport has contributed more to rising inflation for higher income households than lower income households over recent months. Contributions to the 12-month growth rate of HCI for the second and ninth income deciles, UK, October to December 2021.
- High price growth for crude oil has fed through to price growth for petroleum products and fuels and lubricants. 12-month price growth for crude oil in Input PPI, petroleum products in Output PPI and fuels and lubricants in CPIH, UK, January 2020 to May 2022.
The cost of living increased sharply across the UK during 2021 and 2022. The annual rate of inflation reached 11.1% in October 2022, a 41-year high, before easing in subsequent months. The inflation rate reached the Bank of England’s target of 2.0% in May 2024.
Dec 15, 2021 · Consumer price inflation, UK: November 2021. Price indices, percentage changes and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation.
Jun 22, 2022 · In May 2021, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), the main measure of inflation of consumer prices in the UK, rose by a comparatively small 2.1 per cent.