Official data suggests the UK’s rate of inflation eased from 3.5% in April to 3.4% in May – but in reality the figure was unchanged, standing at 3.4% in both months. The discrepancy is to do with an ...

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The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.4 in May from 3.5 in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.