February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is ‘calm before storm’
February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is ‘calm before storm’
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The UK inflation rate held steady at 3% in February, before Donald Trump’s Iran war drove up global energy costs, threatening a renewed price jump.
Official figures showed the consumer prices index remained at the same level as the previous month, in line with economists’ expectations but still well above the government’s 2% target.
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