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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

Rate of inflation falls to 3.6% in pre-Budget boost for Reeves

Inflation fell to 3.6% for the first time in four months in October latest official figures reveal today in a pre-Budget boost for Rachel Reeves.

The headline measure of the rising cost of living -the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) - dipped after three consecutive months stuck at 3.8%. It is now at the lowest level since June.

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