Surging fuel prices push UK inflation rate to 3.5% ahead of Budget
3 sources·Updated October 21, 2026
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- The Independent·8h agoUK inflation reaches highest rate in almost a year after fuel surge in a blow to John Healey ahead of the Budget
The rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was 3.5 per cent in September and experts have warned it will go higher forcing the Bank of England to raise interest rates
Read at The Independent → - Guardian UK·13h agoDouble blow to Healey as inflation rises to 3.5% and monthly deficit hits £24bn
Consumer prices rise by more than expected while government’s debt interest payments surge to record high for September Inflation surged to 3.5% last month while the government deficit was a worse-than-forecast £24.5bn, in a double dose of bad news for John Healey before next…
Read at Guardian UK → - BBC Business·20h agoSurging fuel prices push UK inflation rate to 3.5% ahead of Budget
Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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