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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ian Jones

Where inflation accelerated in November – and where it eased

A handful of food staples swung from negative to positive annual inflation in November (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Archive)

The rise last month in the overall rate of inflation to 2.6% was driven by changes in the cost of petrol, train travel and live entertainment, along with everyday groceries such as margarine and eggs.

But there were also examples of prices falling, including rice, pizza and cleaning equipment.

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