Lower fuel prices help drive inflation down to 2.6%
Inflation falls slightly to 2.6%Image source, Getty ImagesByEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPublished23 minutes agoThe UK rate of inflation has slowed to 2.6% in the year to June, driven down by lower fuel prices, according...
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An important development from the financial markets: Inflation falls slightly to 2. 6%Image source, Getty ImagesByEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPublished23 minutes agoThe UK rate of inflation has slowed to 2.
6% in the year to June, driven down by lower fuel prices, according to new figures. The June rate of inflation fell from the 2.
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8% recorded for the year to May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Food prices also fell, driven by products such as chocolate, beef and margarine.
ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said: "A fall in motor fuel prices, particularly diesel, helped ease inflation in June. "Related topicsCost of Living InflationEconomicsMore on this story'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.
Economists are analysing what the news means for the markets.
