The fallout from the Iran War pushed up inflation again in April but price pressures remain narrow in scope and aren't likely to build into a wider reflationary impulse. Inflation looks set to climb a bit more over the next couple of months but, provided that oil prices don't rise substantially further, then the headline CPI rate should peak well below the government's target before dropping back under 1.0% by year end.
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