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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Henry Saker-Clark

FOUND: Why has inflation increased and how high will prices rise - What They Never Told You

Inflation is expected to have remained at 3% in February (Alamy/PA) -

Inflation climbed higher last month as the knock-on-effects from the Iran war started to hit the cost of living for UK households.

The Office for National Statistics reported an annual rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation of 3.3% for March, increasing from 3% last month.

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