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Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the rate of inflation on (a) consumers and (b) businesses.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
22 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the rate of inflation on (a) consumers and (b) businesses.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation has normalised after an inflationary shock resulted in it peaking at 11.1% in October 2022. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility say that they expect inflation to remain close to the 2% target throughout t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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