The largest upward contribution to the inflation rate in April came from prices for housing and utilities (7.8%), electricity (4.6%) and gas (12.2%). A slight downward contribution came from ...

The Office for National Statistics said that its key measure of inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose by 3.5% in the year to April, up from 2.6% in March. April's rate was the ...

Canadian inflation eased, but prices may be headed higher. The impact of tariffs are beginning to be felt and may become worse. Next Bank of Canada rate decision may see a hold due to uncertainty.

UK inflation surged to its highest level for more than a year last month after households were hit by a raft of “awful April” bill increases, official figures have revealed. The Office for ...

Consumer Inflation was slightly higher in April at 2.8%, slightly higher than the 2.7% in March 2025, while the change in the Consumer Price Index between March and April was 0.3%. The prices of ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans left in disappointment as consumer price inflation (CPI) rises. The annual consumer price inflation has risen to 2.8% in April. This is an increase of 0.1% from March ...

UK inflation rose sharply to 3.5% after households were hit with a barrage of "Awful April" bill hikes. This is up from the 2.6% that was recorded in March. The Office for National Statistics (ONS ...

Inflation leapt to 3.5% in April from 2.6% in March, the Office for National Statistics said, the highest reading since January 2024 and the largest increase between two months since 2022 when ...

JOHANNESBURG, May 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's inflation rose marginally in April due to higher food prices but remained below the central bank's target range, statistics agency data showed on ...

OTTAWA - Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of Canada in a tricky position ahead of its June interest rate decision, with some economists arguing a second ...

and suggested the central bank has to return to making fighting inflation its No. 1 priority. ”We may be entering a period of more frequent and potentially persistent supply shocks, a difficult ...

"We found that it's going to be another expensive summer for air conditioning because temperatures will stay high, and electricity prices have been rising faster than inflation," energy economist ...