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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Michael Howie and Nicholas Cecil

Trump's Iran war causes sharp UK inflation rise as headline rate jumps to 3.3%

Inflation has risen to 3.3% as the war in Iran causes a sharp spike in fuel prices, it was revealed on Wednesday.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) jumped from 3% in February to 3.3% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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