Food Prices Drive British Inflation to 3.8% in August, Above US, Euro Zone
British inflation in August held at 3.8%, official data showed on Wednesday, the highest among major advanced economies and reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will not cut interest rates until next year.
The rise in food prices - which the BoE sees as key for shaping public inflation expectations - was the sharpest since January last year and offset a drop in airline fares, the Office for National Statistics said.
James Smith, research director at the Resolution Foundation think tank, said headline inflation remained uncomfortably high and households would feel the impact of higher food prices...
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