UK inflation more than doubled in April as the economy reopened and energy and clothing prices climbed sharply, official figures showed Wednesday, rising at its fastest pace in more than a year.
Headline consumer price index inflation rose 1.5% in April year on year, following a 0.7% increase in March. Month-on-month, CPI inflation rose 0.6% in April compared to 0.3% in March, the Office for National Statistics said.
Core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 1.3% in April compared to a year earlier. That was in line with expectations and followed a 1.1% rise in March.
