Increased 10% inflation in UK 's. Food and energy costs
Britain's annual inflation rate has touched doubled digits, climbing to 10.1% in July from a year ago — the sharpest increase since 1982. Consumer prices are rising even faster in the U.K. than in the U.S. and Europe, propelled by higher food and energy costs.
The jump in the U.K.'s consumer price index was higher than analysts' forecast of 9.8% and up from the annual rate of 9.4% in June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Wednesday. The increase was largely due to rising prices for food and staples, including toilet paper and toothbrushes
From CBS NEWShttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/uk-inflation-10-1-soaring-food-and-energy-costs-08-17-22/
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