UK Inflation Picks up After July Surge in Household Energy Bills

Watch UK Economy: Inflation Accelerates as Energy Bills Surge

UK consumer prices climbed to a four-month high after energy bills rose, ending a short period of respite for hard-pressed British households. Matt Bunny of Bloomberg Economics has the details.

UK inflation picks up after July surge in energy bills

British inflation rose last month as expected to reach its highest rate since March, pushed higher by an increase in household energy bills after a 13% increase in a price cap set by regulator Ofgem.

UK inflation jumps to 2.9 per cent after £221 energy bill hike

UK inflation jumps to highest level since March in fresh challenge for Andy Burnham . UK inflation jumped to 2.9 per cent in July, dealing households a fresh blow after the energy price cap pushed average annual bills up by £221

UK inflation picks up after July surge in household energy bills

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - British inflation rose last month as expected to reach its highest rate ​since March, pushed higher by ‌an increase in household energy bills after a 13% increase in a price cap set by regulator Ofgem. Annual consumer price i...

Energy price cap hike set to send July inflation surging

Most experts are forecasting that CPI inflation will rise to 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% in June.

UK Inflation Set To Rebound To Four-Month High As Energy Bills Rise

BitcoinWorld UK Inflation Set to Rebound to Four-Month High as Energy Bills Rise The UK’s annual inflation rate is projected to climb to a four-month high in the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, driven primarily by an increase in household energy bills that took effect at the start of the year. This uptick is expected to reverse the recent cooling trend, placing renewed pressure on consumer finances and complicating the Bank of…