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13/11/2012
Inflation Rose In October
The UK's inflation rate rose to 2.7% in October, up from 2.2% the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The rise is being attributed to an increase in tuition fees and food prices.
The ONS said education costs rose by 19.1% last month after the government lifted the cap on university fees.
Food prices, especially vegetables, also rose after record wet weather earlier this year affected crop yields.
Confectionery prices also increased. The ONS said this was because a number of confectionery products had been reduced in size.
It said it treated this as a price increase in the inflation measures, as consumers were getting less for their money.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation, which includes housing costs, rose from 2.6% to 3.2%.
The ONS also announced it would be introducing a new way of measuring inflation next March, the CPIH, which will include housing costs.
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The rise is being attributed to an increase in tuition fees and food prices.
The ONS said education costs rose by 19.1% last month after the government lifted the cap on university fees.
Food prices, especially vegetables, also rose after record wet weather earlier this year affected crop yields.
Confectionery prices also increased. The ONS said this was because a number of confectionery products had been reduced in size.
It said it treated this as a price increase in the inflation measures, as consumers were getting less for their money.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation, which includes housing costs, rose from 2.6% to 3.2%.
The ONS also announced it would be introducing a new way of measuring inflation next March, the CPIH, which will include housing costs.
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