UK inflation: Your food prices have gone up, AGAIN, but why? | ITV News

Prices in the UK rose faster last month as school holidays boosted travel costs and grocery bills remain elevated, economists said.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the latest inflation data on Wednesday, showing the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose from June's figure of 3.6% to 3.8%.

Most economists had been forecasting inflation to rise to 3.7%.

It means the headline rate remained at the highest level since January 2024, when it hit 4%, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves warning there was "more to do to ease the cost of living".

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