UK inflation was higher than expected in May as the rate held due to rising food prices offsetting a drop in air fares and transport costs, official figures showed today.
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.4 per cent in May from the previous April figure of 3.5 per cent, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
However, the ONS said that an error in vehicle tax data collected meant April's CPI rate should have been 3.4 per cent - but that it was not revising the official figure.
Most economists were expecting the CPI rate to come in at 3.3 per cent for May – meaning the latest data is another blow for Chancellor Rachel
，希望价格上涨会在'可怕的四月'中增加账单上涨后，这将通货膨胀提高到一年多以上。
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'工党选择征税和借贷的选择，借贷越来越大的借款杀死增长和刺激性的通货膨胀，使每天的基本要昂贵 - 使得昂贵。经济学家理查德·海斯（Richard Heys）说：“各种反对价格变动意味着5月的通货膨胀率很少发生变化。
'Air Fares本月下降，与去年同期相比，由于Easter和Schooling Holidays受影响的定价。同时，汽车燃料成本也有所下降。
'这些因粮食价格上涨而部分抵消了食品价格，尤其是诸如巧克力和肉类产品之类的物品。家具和家庭用品的成本，包括冰箱冰柜和真空吸尘器。 src =“ https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/06/18/07/99481989-14823511-Image-image-image-a-12_1750227571780.jpg” Gateshead, Tyne and Wear" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" loading="lazy" />
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is pictured on Monday during a visit to Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
The figures mean prices were still rising in May at a similar rate to April when a
由Ofgem监管机构设定的能源价格上涨的账单增加了6.4％，导致典型家庭的账单增长了6.4％，导致每月9.25英镑的典型家庭上涨。
同时，自以色列发起伊朗核计划的攻击以来最近几天的油价在上涨，引起人们担心中东的供应，从中东的供应量可能会受到威胁。降低的能源成本一直是他在生活成本危机期间的山峰上降低了总体通货膨胀的最大贡献者。
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