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17/07/2001
UK INFLATION REMAINS AT TWO YEAR HIGH
UK inflation has remained at a two-year high, official figures have revealed.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed prices were 2.4 per cent higher in June than the same month a year before.
The headline rate of inflation, a broader measure of prices that includes more unstable prices such as mortgages, actually declined in June, when compared to the month before.
The fall to an annual rate of 1.9 per cent last month from 2.1 per cent in May reflected lower mortgage rates following recent cuts in the UK interest rate, and a deceleration in the housing market, the ONS added.
Food prices meanwhile have continued to surge. The data showed that food prices were 5.6 per cent higher last month than in June 2000. Prices of books, newspapers, photographic equipment and toys also had an upward effect, with tobacco 4.2 per cent more expensive.
These latest figures are now likely to diminish any prospect of an imminent cut in interest rates, which would feed through to lower mortgage rates, and lower returns for investors with deposit or building society accounts. (MB)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed prices were 2.4 per cent higher in June than the same month a year before.
The headline rate of inflation, a broader measure of prices that includes more unstable prices such as mortgages, actually declined in June, when compared to the month before.
The fall to an annual rate of 1.9 per cent last month from 2.1 per cent in May reflected lower mortgage rates following recent cuts in the UK interest rate, and a deceleration in the housing market, the ONS added.
Food prices meanwhile have continued to surge. The data showed that food prices were 5.6 per cent higher last month than in June 2000. Prices of books, newspapers, photographic equipment and toys also had an upward effect, with tobacco 4.2 per cent more expensive.
These latest figures are now likely to diminish any prospect of an imminent cut in interest rates, which would feed through to lower mortgage rates, and lower returns for investors with deposit or building society accounts. (MB)
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UK inflation drops to all time low
Inflation in the UK fell sharply last month according to the most recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The rate of inflation fell by 0.4 per cent in November taking the annual inflation rate down from 2.3 per cent in October to 1.8 per cent in November.
UK inflation drops to all time low
Inflation in the UK fell sharply last month according to the most recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The rate of inflation fell by 0.4 per cent in November taking the annual inflation rate down from 2.3 per cent in October to 1.8 per cent in November.
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