UK Inflation Jumps to 2.9% as Energy Bills Bite
- Source
- Oilprice.com
- Source link
- https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/UK-Inflation-Jumps-to-29-as-Energy-Bills-Bite.html
- Published
- 2026-08-19 16:00:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-19 16:00:51
- Category
- Commodities & Raw Materials
- Geography
- Global
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Inflation has leaped up following the reset of the energy price cap, official data has revealed, marking the likely beginning of a long run of increases in price growth. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) put the consumer price index inflation reading at 2.9 per cent for the 12 months to July. The previous inflation reading was 2.6 per cent. Services inflation, a measure closely watched by Bank of England policymakers given it provides signals on wage pressures, eased to 3.4 per cent while core inflation, which strips out food and energy,…
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