Consumer Price Index records double-digit annual increase for first time in over 40 years
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UK inflation rose to 10.1% in his July. due to rising food costs.
CPI inflation beat economists' expectations of 9.8%, up from 9.4% in June.
This figure highlights the difficult challenge facing the Bank of England to contain inflation. Now it extends from high energy prices to other goods and services across the economy.
The National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday that July's increase was largely due to higher food costs last month.
As the Conservative leadership candidate battles to become the next prime minister, the figures will bring even more attention to the falling living standards facing households across the UK.
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