Figures published by the Office for National Statistics today suggest consumer prices increased in February according to the official way of measuring changes.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to an annualised rate of 2% from 1.9% in January, as prices of computer games, newspapers, and books increased faster than they did during the same month one year earlier. Fuel prices did increase, but at a slower rate than they did in February 2005, likewise transportation cost increases were slower than previously. Both factors acted as a brake on overall inflation, the ONS states. The rate of inflation according to the Retail Price Index (RPI) and RPIX, which excludes mortgage interest payments, both remained unchanged at 2.4% and 2.3% respectively...
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