UK inflation rate slows to lowest level for more than two years
by Barney Davis
Dec 20, 2023
3 minutes
UK inflation eased back to its lowest level for more than two years last month as falling petrol prices helped drive a bigger-than-expected fall, official figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.9% in November, down from 4.6% in October, and the lowest level since September 2021. Most economists had been expecting inflation to fall to 4.3% last month.
The government had set a target of halving
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