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The bad news (and the good news) in the rise of inflation

Inflation is the economic phenomenon that consumers and politicians feel most directly, which makes news of a 3.8% increase in consumer price inflation (CPI) in July no surprise to shoppers, and unwelcome confirmation of a trend for the chancellor of the exchequer.