Britain's consumer price index rose 10.1% last month compared to the same month a year ago, reaching a record level in nearly 40 years.
Inflationary pressure increased due to rising prices of food and other items, and the rate of increase expanded significantly.
The consumer price index, released by the British Bureau of Statistics on the 17th, rose 10.1% last month compared to the same month last year.
The rate of increase in consumer prices was in the 9% range for three consecutive months from April this year, but increased by 0.7 points from 9.4% in June, reaching a record level for the first time in about 40 years. I was.
Against the backdrop of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, a wide range of items, including energy prices, have risen, of which "food" has risen by more than 12%, with prices of edible oil, milk, bread, etc. rising conspicuously.
The rate of increase in the consumer price index in the euro area such as Germany and the United States last month was both in the 8% range, and the United Kingdom far exceeded this.
The Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, forecasts that the price increase rate will exceed 13% from October to December this year, and is strengthening monetary tightening to curb inflation, but further rate hikes will stagnate the economy. It has also been pointed out that it may lead to