The UK is sleepwalking into recession
Tory MPs are berating the Bank of England to distract from Brexit and other economic calamities.
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Inflation describes how much the cost of living is increasing (if it’s decreasing, it’s known as deflation). In the UK, the main measure of inflation is the CPI. The ONS tracks the cost of living through the prices of items in a hypothetical “basket of goods” that includes everyday products and services. Here you can find all of our latest news, comment and analysis on inflation.
Will the Tory government be brought down by inflation?
Inflation reaches 9 percent for the first time since 1982.
We’re not all in it together – the cost-of-living crisis is a matter of class
Most of us are having to cut back on our spending. For some this is an inconvenience; for others it…
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What does stagflation mean for the cost-of-living crisis?
Inflation has risen to 9 per cent, while the economy is shrinking.
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Aubergines off the menu in Turkey as inflation bites
Controversial economic policies are causing prices to soar and consumers to cut back on groceries.
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Inflation is hitting the poorest hardest
The poorest face an inflation rate three percentage points higher than the richest 10 per cent.
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Ranked: every patronising Conservative cost-of-living crisis survival tip
Governing party politicians have time and again made gaffes relating to rising bills and prices.
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As UK inflation hammers the poor, we need a revolution in policy
Labour should back a plan to cap prices and rents, and cut profits not wages.
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