UK Core Inflation Rate Highest in A Year

2025-05-21 06:11 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

The United Kingdom's annual core inflation rate rose to 3.8% in April 2025 from 3.4% in the previous month, exceeding market forecasts of 3.6% and marking its highest reading since April 2024.

The annual CPI goods rate jumped (1.7% vs 0.6% in March), and the CPI services rate also accelerated (5.4% vs 4.7%).

On a monthly basis, core consumer prices rose by 1.4%, accelerating sharply from a 0.5% gain in March.

It was above expectations of 1.2%.



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