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UK inflation rate rises
UK INFLATION reportedly jumped in December rising to 3.7%, up from 3.3% in November.
Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation - which includes mortgage interest payments - rose to 4.8% from 4.7%.
The rise will put further pressure on the Bank of England to lift interest rates to curb rising inflation.
The recent VAT rise from 17.5% to 20% could further fuel inflation, which has now remained above the 2% target by one percentage point or more for 13 months.
Prices rose 1% between November and December - a record change between those two months.
This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .
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