UK inflation accelerated more-than-expected to a decade high in October, adding pressure on the central bank to act on interest rate as early as in December.
Consumer price inflation advanced to 4.2 percent from 3.1 percent in September, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed on Wednesday. This was the highest rate since November 2011.
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