UK inflation hits 30-year high of 6.2pc as minister readies response - DAWN.com


3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Reuters

Govt says consumer prices rose by 6.2pc year-on-year in February after a 5.5pc rise in January, its highest rate since March 1992.

British inflation shot up faster than expected last month to hit a new 30-year high, worsening a historic squeeze on household finances that finance minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to ease in … [+2681 chars]

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