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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Williams

Inflation surges to 6.2% as cost-of-living crisis escalates

PA Wire

Rising prices across the board sent UK inflation soaring to a new 30-year high in February as the cost-of-living crisis intensified, according to official figures.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 6.2% in February, up from 5.5% in January and again reaching the highest level since March 1992, when it stood at 7.1%.

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