FILE PHOTO: Folks carrying luggage stroll down the steps exterior the Westfield Stratford Metropolis procuring centre, amid the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsReuters
LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation rose by slightly greater than anticipated in December, pushed up by transport prices reminiscent of air fares, official knowledge confirmed on Wednesday.
Client costs rose 0.6% in annual phrases after a 0.3% improve in November, the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics mentioned.
A Reuters ballot of economists had pointed to a fee of 0.5%.
(Reporting by Andy Bruce; modifying by Man Faulconbridge)
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