UK inflation, March 2024

Inflation in the U.K. eased to 3.2% in March, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. That was slightly higher than the forecast from economists polled by Reuters of 3.1%, but was down from 3.4% in February. Food prices provided the biggest downward drag on the headline rate, the ONS said, while motor fuels … Read more

UK economic growth, February 2024

Plane contrails streak across the sky over Regent Street on February 15, 2024 in London, England.  Dan Kitwood | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. gross domestic product rose 0.1% in February, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday, providing another sign of a return to sluggish economic growth this year. The month-on-month figure was … Read more