Economists polled by Reuters had expected the inflation rate to drop back to 3%, cooling from 3.3% in March.

Inflation, which measures the increase in the price of something over time, remains above the Bank of England's target of 2%.

Fuel prices "saw their largest increase for over three years", ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner says, with airfares and food prices also rising.

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Fuel prices saw their largest increase for over three years, the ONS' chief economist said.

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Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices in the months before the Middle East war, official data showed Wednesday. "This was due to the ...

Services PMI slipped into contraction (49.3) while price increases stayed near a 3-year-fast pace. That mix points to weaker ...

The Bank of England has voted to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent, having weighed the perils of rising inflation against an underperforming economic background. At such a critical moment in US ...