UK consumer price inflation exceeded expectations in April on higher energy prices, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.
Consumer prices advanced 1.5 percent year-on-year in April, more than double the March's 0.7 percent increase. A similar higher rate was last seen in March 2020. Prices were forecast to gain 1.4 percent in April.
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