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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ian Jones

Which items saw a jump in inflation in March – and where did it ease?

An increase in the cost of air travel helped push up the UK’s overall rate of inflation in March (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

A steep rise last month in the annual rate of inflation for petrol, diesel and air fares helped push up the UK’s overall rate to 3.3% – though prices did ease for a handful of items, including clothing and some electrical goods.

Petrol swung from negative inflation in February, with average prices down 5.4% year-on-year, to positive inflation in March, with costs 2.0% higher than 12 months earlier.

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