UK annual inflation soars to 4.2%: official

London, Nov 17 (AFP/APP):British annual inflation surged close to a ten-year peak in October partly on the back of higher household energy bills, official data showed Wednesday.

The annual rate jumped to 4.2 percent from 3.1 percent in September, hitting the highest level since November 2011, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement

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