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Rate of inflation eases slightly to 6.7% despite oil prices surging



The rate of inflation has eased slightly to 6.7% confounding the predictions of economists that it would rise.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure slowed in the 12 months to August, from the 6.8% figure reported the previous month, thanks to food rising at a weaker pace during the month compared to August 2022.

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30 Comments

  1. It’s still over 2… and regarding fuel prices, they are surging and there is a lag on the feed in to inflation… this may be the bottom for inflation…

  2. Well we’ll talk about cooking the books that’s is one way of giving the pensioners less next April with the triple lock petrol up food up how can the inflation be down by cooking the books .

  3. The Tories are failing to achieve anything ever..the only target they hope to hit is the one they have no control over – inflation. And that like all their other targets are still way off. NHS – all targets missed.Immigration all targets missed. Net Zero – targets missed so trying to change them. They are the epitomy of useless.

  4. Yes let's celebrate some imaginary numbers being less than the imaginary numbers last month while evidently everything is still getting more expensive 🎉🎉

  5. This guy is wrong. He said inflation is down MOM which is not true. YOY it is down but MOM inflation increased 0.3%. Figures for this time last year were higher. Food inflation is still 13% and oil prices are set to rocket.

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