UK consumer price inflation remained unchanged in September as the rise in oil prices was offset by the slowdown in food inflation, but this is unlikely to prompt the Bank of England to end the current pause and raise rates further in the November policy session.
The consumer price index, or CPI, posted a steady annual growth of 6.7 percent in September, the Office for National Statistics reported Wednesday. Economists had expected the rate to ease to 6.6 percent.
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by Renju Jaya
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