UK consumer price inflation eased more-than-expected in October to its lowest level in three years, due to lower utility costs, thanks to the lowering of the energy price cap.
The consumer price index rose 1.5 percent year-on-year following a 1.7 percent increase in September, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday. Economists had expected the inflation rate to drop to 1.6 percent.
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