UK inflation has risen to 10.1%, adding to pressure on households amid the cost of living crisis.
The figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a further increase in July from 9.4% in June, as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI). The figure was last higher in February 1982.
The reading was higher than the 9.8% forecast City economists had made.
Households are expected to come under further pressure this autumn from a fresh rise in energy bills, which the Bank of England forecasts will drive inflation above 13% and trigger a long recession as families rein in their spending.
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