All news on the topic: Inflation

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A million people cut back or cancel internet packages in cost of living crisis
A House of Lords committee has raised fears about 'digital exclusion' as families try to cut bills with household budgets hammered by inflation and rising mortgage costs
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Tesco shoppers call out 'ridiculous' £10 price of Colgate toothpaste
Shoppers were quick to criticise the cost with many calling it "a joke" and "ridiculous" and others said the toothpaste brand and Tesco were "clearly profiteering here"
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Pay rises for fat cats blamed for soaring inflation amid 'scapegoating' fury
The salaries of the top 10% has outstripped the rest of the workforce - but the Bank of England has sparked anger by appearing to blame wage demands from low and mid earners and the Government may overrule public service pay bodies
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Bank of England hikes interest rates to 5% - what it means for your money
The central bank's base rate was upped by 0.5 percentage points from 4.5% and remains at its highest level since the 2008 financial crash
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3 ways Bank of England could try and cut inflation without interest rate hike
The Bank of England has upped its base interest rate again today but are there any other ways it can tackle inflation? - The Mirror asked three financial experts to find out if there is anything else that could be done
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UK inflation unchanged at 8.7% but prices still rising - what it means for you
Experts had predicted inflation would fall to 8.4%, heaping pressure on the Bank of England when it announces its latest interest rates decision tomorrow (June 22)
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Grocery inflation falls to lowest monthly rate this year - but remains high
Inflation dropped to 16.5% for the four weeks to June 11, according to Kantar - this is down from 17.2% the previous month and a further decline from the record 17.5% recorded in March
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'Everywhere we look, there are good reasons to give Sunak and Tories the boot'
Kevin Maguire says record waiting lists in the NHS, sclerotic economic growth, stubbornly high inflation, crippled public services and a bad Brexit are just some of the reasons to give Tories the boot
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Tesco boss has some bad news for shoppers hoping for cheaper food prices
Ken Murphy admits it's hard to predict how much prices will fall for hard-pressed consumers as inflation eases
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Woman's fury as she's asked to tip at self-checkout kiosk in airport
A woman was left fuming after she was asked to add a tip at a self-checkout kiosk at an airport, leading other website users to slam America's tipping culture
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Mortgage mayhem explained - why rates are rising and what you should do now
Mortgage rates are rising, spelling more misery for millions of homeowners across the country - but why are deals getting more expensive and what should you do next?
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9 in 10 doctors expect NHS to get worse, poll shows on eve of 72-hour strike
The British Medical Association polled 2,000 doctors on the eve of their three day strike from 7am following a decade of below inflation pay deals
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Inflation cooled to 4% in May — the lowest reading in two years
Nearly one year after inflation reached a 40-year high, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that price growth fell to 4 per cent, the lowest in two years
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Britain is suffering more than any other major economy in inflation nightmare
Inflation is tipped to average 6.9% as it takes longer to come down here than in any other G7 nation, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Food bank set up during Covid is lifeline for 400 people who can't afford to eat
Worker at the facility in West Yorkshire says: 'We get people from across the world, Australia, America, seeing our social media and sending money. They can’t believe this is happening in England'
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Flight prices to Europe holiday hotspots soar at six times the rate of inflation
Flight prices have been soaring as airlines and airports look to recover post-pandemic to a host of holiday hotspots in Europe for summer 2023
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Almost 800 mortgage deals pulled since last week over interest rate fears
New data from Moneyfacts shows the number of residential mortgages has fallen from 5,385 deals to 5,012, while buy-to-let deals have dropped from 2,748 to 2,343.
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Food price rises may have finally peaked in glimmer of hope for shoppers
The price of groceries went up by 15.4% in the year to May, down from 15.7% in April, according to the latest British Retail Consortium and NielsenIQ inflation tracker
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Expert warns inflation drop 'is not as it seems' and rate is 'actually double'
The Office for National Statistics announced UK inflation dropped to 8.7 per cent in the 12 months to April - but a cost of living expert remains cynical about the single figure
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Money expert's dire warning over 2% inflation drop - 'it changes nothing'
Inflation has dropped by two per cent, heralding a long-waited change in the right direction, but Tom Francis, head of advice from Octopus Money, has warned that it is far from the beginning of the end
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Food inflation stays near record high - see full list of soaring product prices
Inflation may be down but food inflation - which includes both food and non-alcoholic drinks - remained close to its 45-year peak at 19.1% easing slightly from the 19.2% recorded last month
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Woe for homeowners as interest rates tipped to rise - despite inflation falling
Today's inflation figure is higher than predicted as many believed the inflation rate would drop as low as 8.2% - while it may sound like good news, experts have issued a warning
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Inflation falls sharply to 8.7% as price rises ease - what this means for you
Inflation finally falls below double digits dropping by 1.4% to 8.7% according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
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Shoppers in UK forced to pay £833 more for their food than this time last year
Market analysts at Kantar today revealed grocery price inflation dropped slightly to 17.2% for the four weeks to May 14 - but this is only down from the previous 17.3%
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Hellmann's mayo rises by 15p as it becomes latest to be hit by 'shrinkflation'
Throughout the cost of living crisis, shoppers have called out many popular brands for incorporating this practice of "shrinkflation" to their products