ANNUAL UK inflation came in at 2.7% for a fourth consecutive month in January – the longest period in which it has been flat since comparable records began in 1996.
ANNUAL UK inflation came in at 2.7% for a fourth consecutive month in January – the longest period in which it has been flat since comparable records began in 1996.
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Ian mcconnell
This annual consumer prices index (CPI) inflation rate, unveiled yesterday by the Office for National Statistics, was slightly below the 2.8% figure forecast by the City but above the 2% target set by the Treasury for the Bank of England.
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