UK consumer prices logged a steady growth rather than a slowdown in May and core inflation accelerated further adding pressure on the Bank of England to raise the benchmark rate by half a percentage point.
Consumer price inflation remained unchanged at 8.7 percent in May, the Office for National Statistics reported Wednesday. The rate was forecast to ease to 8.4 percent.
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by Renju Jaya
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