UK consumer price inflation accelerated in September as the end of the government's food discount scheme boosted restaurant and café prices, official data showed Wednesday.
Inflation rose to 0.5 percent from a near five-year low of 0.2 percent in August, the Office for National Statistics reported. The rate came in line with expectations.
Nonetheless, inflation was far below the central bank's target of 2 percent. Transport costs, and restaurant and café prices, following the end of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, made the largest upward contributions.
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