Inflation hits 10-year high as energy, fuel and clothing costs jump
Rising transport and energy costs push inflation to 5.1% in the 12 months to November …
On Wednesday, the ONS said the retail price inflation (RPI) measure – which includes housing costs, such as council tax, and is still linked to final salary pension payments, train tickets, mobile phone tariffs, and interest on student loans – rose to 7.1%. That’s up from 6%, and its highest since March 1991.
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