UK inflation hits 6.2%, the highest level in three decades

February figure from ONS is higher than 5.9% predicted by economists

Britain’s annual inflation rate rose to 6.2% in February and now stands at its highest level in three decades.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a jump in the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living from 5.5% in January.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/z0m19QE