In a welcome piece of positive economic news for the government, CPI inflation dropped modestly in October to 3.6% from 3.8% in September.
Lower fuel and transport costs helped cut CPI inflation in the 12 months to September to 1.7% from 2.2% in August.
CPI inflation unexpectedly spiked upwards last month to 2.3% from a low of 1.7% the previous month, ONS reported today.
CPI inflation remained at 2.2% in August, unchanged from the previous month.
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