Inflation slowed in January but that was entirely down to the base effects boost from the Go To Travel campaign disappearing. While underlying inflation is unlikely to reach 1% until later in the year, we think headline inflation will approach 1.5% in April as most of the hit from mobile phone tariff cuts drops out of the annual comparison.
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