PPE costs add to surprise jump in UK inflation in July

PPE costs add to surprise jump in UK inflation in July

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Dentists have acquired extra PPE adding to costs

Prices started to rise more quickly in July as the UK economy opened up after lockdown and measures to contain the virus added to business costs.

The annual inflation rate rose to 1% in July, up from 0.6% in June, official figures showed.

The jump in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was bigger than…

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