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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ian Jones

Examples of where inflation jumped in September – and where it eased

Inflation eased in September for many everyday groceries (Alamy) -

A jump last month in the annual rate of inflation for petrol, air travel and chocolate was offset by an easing in the cost of live entertainment, rail tickets and cleaning equipment, helping to keep the UK’s overall rate unchanged at 3.8%.

The biggest upward pressure on prices came from air fares.

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