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UK Inflation Hits 9.1%, Highest In 40 Years

The UK’s inflation rate hit another 40-year high in May, reaching 9.1 per cent, its highest level since 1982. Fuelled by higher food prices last month, the rise from the 9 per cent rate in April was in line with economists’ expectations that inflation will hit double digits by the autumn. The Bank of England […]