UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills
Accelerating price increases in July add to pressure on households, with chancellor saying ‘there is more to do to restore hope’ Analysis: Rising inflation underlines scale of Burnham’s cost of living challenge Business live – latest updates UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered a renewed cost of living squeeze for British households. The Office for National Statis
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- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 19 Aug 2026, 07:25 UTC
- Source updated
- No update timestamp supplied
- Byline
- Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
- Section
- Inflation
Accelerating price increases in July add to pressure on households, with chancellor saying ‘there is more to do to restore hope’ Analysis: Rising inflation underlines scale of Burnham’s cost of living challenge Business live – latest updates UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered a renewed cost of living squeeze for British households. The Office for National Statis
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UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills
Accelerating price increases in July add to pressure on households, with chancellor saying ‘there is more to do to restore hope’ Analysis: Rising inflation underlines scale of Burnham’s cost of living challenge Business live – latest updates UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered a renewed cost of living squeeze for British households. The Office for National Statis
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- publisher category Office for National Statistics rss-category
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- publisher category US-Israel war on Iran rss-category
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- #5
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- 19 Aug 2026, 09:10 UTC
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- Collector
- news-ledger/0.1
- Public boundary
- metadata and excerpt