Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- The annual inflation rate in the United Kingdom came in at 3.5% in September, up from 3.1% in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in its report published on Wednesday. Month-over-month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up by 0.4%.
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) climbed by 3.6% year-on-year, compared with 3.3% in August, and advanced by 0.4% on a monthly basis. The CPI excluding food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco increased by 2.8% annually, up from 2.6% in August. CPI goods inflation rose to 3.2% from 2.7%, while services inflation increased from 3.4% to 3.7%.
"Transport, particularly motor fuels, made the largest upward contribution to the monthly change in ...