Britain announced that its inflation rate was...
Britain announced that its inflation rate was running at 5.7% for the year through August, a further sign that the economy is overheating. The official retail price index rose 1.1% in August, compared to July. The annual figure compared to a rise of 4.8% for the year ending in July.
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