Tuition fees push inflation up
UK inflation leapt to 2.7% last month after university students were hit with a near-trebling in tuition fees and households faced rising food costs, official figures revealed.
Headline rate of retail price index inflation rises
The headline rate of retail price index inflation rose to 3.2% from 2.6% in September, the Office for National Statistics said.
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