The Middle East crisis has fuelled businesses’ concerns about food prices.

UK inflation accelerated in March, as a surge in energy costs triggered by the Iran war started to hit consumers in the pocket. The consumer prices index rose 3.3% from a year earlier, up from 3% the ...

The U.K. inflation rate stood firm at 3% in February, unchanged from the previous month. The figures from the Office for National Statistics marked the last reading before the start of the Iran war.

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - British consumer price inflation held at 3.0% in February, unchanged from January's rate, official figures showed on Wednesday, ahead of a likely upward lurch as war in ...

UK inflation held at an 11-month low before the war in Iran sent motor fuel costs soaring and threatened to deliver another shock to household finances. Consumers price growth stayed at 3% in February ...

British households faced a renewed squeeze on their budgets in March as the UK's annual inflation rate climbed to 3.3 per cent, primarily driven by a sharp increase in petrol, diesel, and air fares.

The UK inflation rate stayed at 3% in February, largely in line with expectations, driven mostly by a rise in the price of clothing. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were ...