Debt: cost of running a household rises to £459 per week

1 December 2008
The Family Spending Survey shows that the weekly cost of running a household for the average family rose from £406.20 to £459.20 – 13% – in just five years.... read more »

UK ‘already in recession’

21 October 2008
The UK’s economy has deteriorated over the past three months and is already in a recession, according to experts.... read more »

Inflation falls to 4.1%

18 December 2008
The official CPI (Consumer Price Index) rate of inflation fell to 4.1% in November, down from 4.5% in the previous month.... read more »

Inflation drops to 3.1%

21 January 2009
CPI annual inflation fell to 3.1% in December, a drop of a full percentage point from November’s figure.... read more »

Sharp rise in food inflation in 2008

21 January 2009
New figures show that growth in food prices rose well above the overall rate of inflation in 2008.... read more »

Low inflation encourages saving

23 February 2009
After the recent spate of base rate cuts – and the related falls in savings rates – some consumers may be relieved to see inflation dropping to a level we’ve not seen in almost 50 years.... read more »

Inflation falls to 3%

23 February 2009
The official CPI (Consumer Price Index) rate of inflation fell to 3% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).... read more »

Pensioners` finances `stretched by inflation`

19 March 2009
The finances of British pensioners are being stretched due to the relatively high inflation rates they are subject to, it has been suggested.... read more »

Council tax increased four times faster than inflation in ten years

1 April 2009
Government statistics have shown that council tax has, on average, increased by almost four times the rate of inflation in the last ten years.... read more »

Inflation falls but debt levels still high

19 May 2009
Inflation fell once again in April, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as many prices continued to fall.... read more »

Bank of England `considered printing another £75bn`

20 May 2009
The Bank of England considered pumping another £75bn of new money into the UK financial system to help kick-start the economy, it has been revealed.... read more »

Shop price inflation slows

11 June 2009
Annual shop price inflation slowed again in May; it now stands at 1.3%, compared with 1.4% in April.... read more »

Inflation falls to 2.2%

16 June 2009
According to The Office for National Statistics (ONS), annual inflation in the UK slowed again last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell from 2.3% in April to 2.2% in May, the BBC reports.... read more »

How do inflation and deflation affect my debts?

2 July 2009
At face value, rising inflation might seem like bad news for people who are repaying debts - higher prices for goods and services means less money left to pay off debts.... read more »

Inflation fell to 1.8% in June

10 July 2009
The official CPI (Consumer Prices Index) rate of inflation fell in June, down to 1.8% from 2.2% in May, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).... read more »

Inflation drops further

22 July 2009
According to The Telegraph, `Britain is now deeply in deflationary territory`; inflation has seen its biggest drop since records began in 1948.... read more »

`Inflation-proof` savings to protect against debt

23 November 2009
Savers should choose their account carefully to ensure their money grows faster than inflation, according to Moneysupermarket.com, after the official (CPI) inflation rate rose to 1.5%.... read more »

Inflation nears 2% target

18 December 2009
The headline (CPI) rate of inflation reached 1.9% in November, according to official statistics - just 0.1% short of the Bank of England`s 2% target.... read more »

Bank of England comments on 2.9% inflation

20 January 2010
The headline rate of inflation (CPI) rose to 2.9% in December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).... read more »

Inflation expected to fall to 2.9%

29 October 2008
Annual inflation is expected to fall to 2.9 percent over the next 12 months, according to a YouGov/Citigroup survey.... read more »