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Rocketing rates of UK inflation are denting consumer spending power (image: Shutterstock)

Explainer RPI vs CPI: what’s the difference between ONS cost of living indexes?

This is how inflation is calculated by the Office for National Statistics (images: Adobe)

Explainer How does inflation work? ONS process to calculate cost of living

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

UK loses 220,000 working days to strike action in January

ONS House Price Index: some council areas saw the value of property fall by more than 4% last month. (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

20 UK areas with biggest drop in house prices last month

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes house prices data every month (images: NationalWorld)

Explainer Are house prices falling near you? Check with our interactive tool

The average UK house price edged down in November from a previous record high, according to official figures. (Pic: Getty)

UK house prices: average price falls in November 2022 - ONS figures

The growth was also driven by people packing into pubs and bars to watch the World Cup (Photo: Getty Images)

UK recession in doubt as economy unexpectedly grows in November

Energy Price Guarantee: Black and Asian families spend more on energy compared to white families - so could be hardest hit when energy prices go up in April (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

End of energy price cap ‘a disaster’ for black and Asian families

Cost of living: study finds link between energy bills and depression

The government is considering reducing the number of international students allowed at UK universities. Credit: Getty Images

Limiting foreign students could bankrupt universities, adviser warns

Inflation hit a 41-year high at 11.1% in October. Credit: Mark Hall

Inflation rate hit a 41-year high at 11.1% in October

ONS Covid data: cases are continuing to rise across all four UK nations as the BA.4 ad BA.5 variants spread

20 UK areas where the most people are infected with Covid

A rise in clothing, energy and petrol prices are driving the rate of inflation at present. (Pic: Shutterstock)

What does inflation mean? Current UK cost of living rate

Long Covid symptoms are estimated to be adversely affecting the day-to-day activities of 989,000 people (Photo: Getty)

Long Covid negatively affecting daily lives of nearly a million people

Spain could become the first European country to downgrade Covid-19 to a ‘flu-like’ status (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain pushes EU to downgrade Covid to ‘flu-like’ status

Data from the ONS shows that the CPI rose by 3.1% in the 12 months to September 2021. (Pic: Shutterstock)

CPI September 2021: what is UK consumer price index?

The most popular baby names for 2020 have been revealed - with Olivia and Oliver taking the top spots.

Interactive map reveals most popular baby names of 2020 where you live

UK job vacancies reach 20-year high at 1.2m

Wages have been rising faster than inflation - but does that tell the whole story about the health of the UK economy?

Are wages really rising? We fact-check the PM’s claims

The Office for National Statistics says asking victims about their alcohol consumption and nightlife habits is necessary to “better understand how different lifestyle factors can relate to a range of crimes and experiences”

ONS denies victim blaming for asking abuse victims if they were drunk

Overall food prices have risen by 0.2% during the last year - but prices for individual food groups are up to 13.4 higher%.

Revealed: 20 food and drinks with the biggest price increases in the last year

Over 150,000 people in the UK have died from Covid-19, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (Photo: Shutterstock)

Figures show over 150,000 people in the UK have died from Covid-19

The price of clothes, second-hand cars and toys dropped in February due to the pandemic (Getty Images)

Drop in clothes prices, second-hand cars and toys helps to ease UK inflation