Aubergines off the menu in Turkey as inflation bites
Controversial economic policies are causing prices to soar and consumers to cut back on groceries.
ByInflation
Inflation describes how much prices of goods and services are increasing (if they’re decreasing, this is known as deflation). In the UK the main measure of inflation is the Consumer Prices Index. The Office for National Statistics tracks the cost of living through the prices of items in a hypothetical “basket of goods” that includes everyday products and services. Here you can find all of our latest news, analysis and comment about inflation.
Inflation is hitting the poorest hardest
The poorest face an inflation rate three percentage points higher than the richest 10 per cent.
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Ranked: every patronising Conservative cost-of-living crisis survival tip
Governing party politicians have time and again made gaffes relating to rising bills and prices.
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As UK inflation hammers the poor, we need a revolution in policy
Labour should back a plan to cap prices and rents, and cut profits not wages.
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Why some people are feeling the cost-of-living crisis more than others
Finance and real estate account for nearly a third of UK wage inflation.
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The Tories are trying to blame the Bank of England for our economic crisis
MPs and ministers are looking for a scapegoat for the coming recession.
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Labour must stop talking about economic growth
Rather than echoing the Tory promise of kickstarting growth, Labour needs to articulate a new politics of redistribution, focused on…
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Could a four-day week stop the next recession?
With more time and the same pay, people’s spending would move away from the goods that are currently driving inflation.
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Are the Bank of England’s inflation experts fit for purpose?
As the Monetary Policy Committee faces its greatest challenge, economists ask if it’s constrained by groupthink.
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What does the interest rate rise mean for the UK economy, house prices and savings?
The Bank of England has raised the base rate to 1 per cent to address high inflation.
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Everything wrong with this minister’s tip for cutting costs
George Eustice suggested struggling Britons buy basics range supermarket food.
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Inflation is eating away at Britain’s schools and hospitals
Rising prices are hitting the most important workers the hardest.
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The UK’s living standards crisis is intensifying
As inflation hits 7 per cent, real wages are falling at the fastest rate since 2013.
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Why household debt is surging and what that means for the economy
With wages failing to keep up with soaring prices, households are turning to short-term borrowing, which increases the risk of…
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With trade unions gutted, workers have no protection against soaring inflation
It was ludicrous for the Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, to suggest that people are in a meaningful position…
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How inflation is surging ahead of benefits
Prices are set to rise by 7.4 per cent this year but Universal Credit will rise by just 3.1 per…
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Personal inflation calculator: how do you compare to the rest of Britain?
Our calculator shows how you could be affected by surging prices in the UK.
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Rishi Sunak’s expectation management
Ahead of the spring statement, a Chancellor desperate to return to small-state conservatism is playing down his ability to address…
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The war in Ukraine will deepen the UK’s cost-of-living crisis
Gas, petrol and food prices will squeeze households even further after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The age of plutocracy
In an exclusive extract from her new book, the New Statesman columnist explains how Western democracies were captured by the…
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