The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 2.0% in April 2019, up from 1.8% in March 2019. Rising energy prices and air fares, which were influenced by the timing of Easter, produced the largest upward contributions to change in the rate between March and April 2019. The largest, offsetting, downward contribution came from across a range of recreational and cultural items, which included computer games and package holidays. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate was 2.1% in April 2019, up from 1.9% in March 2019. The Consumer Prices Index including ... (full story)