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12 February 2013

Dearer drinks send inflation up

RPI rose to 3.3% last month, largely due to rising alcohol prices, the Office of National Statistics announced today

15 January 2013

Inflation pushed up by rising fuel bills

The Retail Prices Index, which includes housing costs, rose to 3.1% in December, up from 3% in November

10 January 2013

RPI measure of inflation to remain

RPI, which is linked to retirement income and other investments, should remain unchanged says the national statistician

18 December 2012

Fuel and mortgages push inflation down

The retail prices index rate of inflation dropped in November, new ONS figures show

13 November 2012

Largest inflation jump in two-and-a-half years

The Retail Prices Index measure of the rise in the cost of living rose to 3.2% in October from 2.6% in September

25 October 2012

UK escapes recession

The UK climbed out of the double-dip recession with a bang between July and September as the economy returned to growth

17 October 2012

Unemployment falls to lowest level since spring

Unemployment fell by 50,000 in the quarter to August, while employment also grew during this period

27 September 2012

Double-dip recession not as deep as feared

Revised figures reveal a smaller contraction in the second quarter of the year than previously expected

18 September 2012

Inflation fell in August despite fuel hikes

The retail prices index rate of inflation fell to 2.9% in August down from 3.2% in July, says the ONS

12 September 2012

Olympics lift for job market

The jobless total fell by 7,000 to 2.59 million in the quarter to July after a big jump in the number of people in work

24 August 2012

Recession less deep than feared, but economy still struggling

Britain's double-dip recession is not as bad as previously thought, revised figures show

15 August 2012

Jobless total lowest for a year

Unemployment has fallen after a big jump in the number of people in work