Inflation jumps to 3.5 per cent as higher household bills kick in
Inflation jumps to 3.5 per cent as higher household bills kick in Figures released today (21) showed inflation jumped to 3.5 per cent in the year to April, driven largely by increases in household bills, energy costs, airfares and council tax. Figures released today (21) showed inflation jumped to 3.5 per cent in the year to April, driven largely by increases in household bills, energy costs, airfares and council tax.The surge in the consumer prices index (CPI) recorded by the Office for National Statistics came after a decline in the rate over the first quarter of the year to 2.6 per cent in March. Read more by clicking the link of the news article…..