UK consumer price inflation hits 3 percent in April, up from 2.5 percent in March
                   
iht.com     13-May-2008            

Consumer prices in Britain shot up 3 percent in April compared with a year earlier, propelled by rising prices for home gas, electricity and heating oil, the government said Tuesday. The jump magnifies the contrary pressures on the Bank of England, which has been cautiously cutting rates to... [read full story]                    


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