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March compared with February, the highest proportion since December 2022, while 15% reported an increase in the price of what they were selling, the highest proportion since April 2023. Economists have warned that UK inflation
UK inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, [rose to 3.3% in March](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/22/uk-inflation-rises-soaring-fuel-prices-iran-war), up from 3% in February. The official inflation rate for April this week is expected to show
UK inflation could go as high as 6% in the worst-case scenario. Although inflation has fallen significantly since the October 2022 high, prices have not fallen. They have just been rising less quickly. Inflation
UK. Inflation is now expected to be higher this year due to the war and higher energy costs could also slow down the economy as people and businesses have less money to spend. Inflation could
March, dropping to £132bn, but analysts expect borrowing to worsen through the year if inflation picks up. The 30-year gilt is a fairly niche product, effectively a 30-year loan to the government, which
2023, amid the mounting economic fallout from the Iran war. It also reflects the situation in the US, after data on Friday showed [consumer confidence there fell to a fresh record low](https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/may/08/oil-us-iran-ceasefire-uk-house-prices-food-prices-jobs-report-pound-bonds-elections-latest-news-updates)
rate in 18 months, Barclays says Households cut back on their spending in April at the fastest pace in 18 months, as the conflict in the Middle East provoked fears of another cost of living
UK’s [all-time temperature record](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/uk-heat-may-temperature-record-weather) for May, with scorching highs of close to 35C. ## In depth: ‘Putin has broken the unwritten contract he had with the population’  in the north London suburb, the first in a series of arson attacks that include the [firebombing