Consumer price deflation reversed last month due to a jump in fuel prices and an uptick in core inflation. But evidence of intensifying price pressures was clearest in producer price inflation, which was the strongest since late 2016, even accounting for favourable base effects. We expect price rises to broaden out in the coming months and push headline CPI back to more normal levels.
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