All news on the topic: Inflation

Household bills are on average £326 more than a year ago, food inflation is still averaging nearly 10% and rents and mortgages are set to rise again, while wages are flat-lining

Inflation measures how prices have changed over time and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) releases new data every month to show how the rate has changed

Most major telecom firms implement price rises that are linked to inflation - but regulator Ofcom has said this does not provide “sufficient certainty” for customers

For its new documentary Less For More: The Truth About Food Prices, Dispatches has looked how inflation in supermarkets over the last two years has transformed the food we buy

There's no denying the amount of Chocolate we get for our money has significantly reduced over the years, but the exact comparisons of each iconic Christmas tub is shocking

Mortgage rates surged in the wake of Liz Truss’s bungled mini-Budget last year, and they had already been on the rise after a wave of rate hikes by the Bank of England to cool inflation

Patients have seen costs soar 25% faster than inflation - despite a rise in ‘dental deserts’ with some areas now having 3,000 people per dentist

A woman has been left stunned at the dramatic difference in Celebration tub sizes after she compared a tub from 2009 to one today. She's jokingly asked what there is to celebrate

New analysis of documents produced by the government’s spending watchdog shows the upgraded forecast for inflation between this month and March 2024 will add £1,400 to average annual family spending

Save the Children UK says the DWP's cost of living payments are being spent on debts and overdue energy bills as they called on the Tories to increase benefits in line with inflation

The PM gloated 'we’ve done it' after the consumer prices index dropped last month, from 6.7% to 4.6% - but experts say the main reasons were nothing to do with the Government

Inflation is down from its peak of 11.1% a year ago - but is still higher than the 2% target set by the Bank of England, which has, until recently, been putting up interest rates

Ahead of economic figures being published on Wednesday, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused 'out of touch' Rishi Sunak of not doing enough to bring down people’s bills

The Living Wage Foundation today releases its annual rates - and the inflation-busting hike will help boost the budgets of hundreds of thousands struggling in the cost of living crisis

Andrew Bailey indicated inflation will return to its recent pattern of slowdowns after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded a surprise pause last month, leaving inflation at 6.7% in September

Children's charities have urged the Government to raise benefits at least in line with the latest inflation figures to help families whose finances are being 'pushed to the brink'

The UK's blue chip index has dropped nearly 100 points with housebuilders among the stocks seeing the biggest losses

An assessment by think tank the New Economics Foundation, conducted following the announcement that inflation remained unchanged at 6.7% in September, shows many households are facing the prospect of further struggles

A study for the Centre for Financial Capability has uncovered how children are gripped by financial anxieties amid the economic turmoil of high inflation and low growth

Food and drink giant Nestle has revealed another fall in sales volumes as shoppers were put off by higher prices amid food inflation

Companies will face a rise in their business rates payments next year, with experts warning it will 'undoubtedly be the final nail in the coffin'

The Prime Minister, who made bringing inflation down to about 5.3% by the end of the year his "number one priority", said: "We've made great progress but I know there is still a way to go"

Average UK house prices in August were "little changed" from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but rental prices continue to rise

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham pressed for action from the Government to help workers and their families through another winter of struggling to cope with rising bills

Inflation measures how the price of goods and services has changed over time - when it is higher, it means you can buy less for the same money compared to a year ago