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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

UK inflation holds steady at 3.8% as fuel prices offset falling air fares

A woman examines a product in a supermarket
The Office for National Statistics used the consumer prices index to calculate the figure. Photograph: Kathy deWitt/Alamy

UK inflation was unchanged in August, official figures show, maintaining pressure on households as the Bank of England prepares to keep borrowing costs at elevated levels.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the annual rate of inflation as measured by the consumer prices index remained at 3.8% last month, the same level as July and matching the forecasts of City economists.

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