BREAKING: Inflation eased slightly to 3.4% in May, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. It rose to a 14-month high of 3.5% in April after a raft of bill increases hit households. 🔗 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

It was really 3.4% in April due to an ONS error. So really inflation stayed the same.

It hasn't eased though, ons admitted April was wrong and should have been 3.4% but they dont revise previously published inflation numbers.

A whole 0.1% Rachel will be patting herself on the back. While planning how to destroy disabled people's lives

Wait until next report with oil on the increase. Won't be pretty.

Well if you keep creating money out of thin air that will happen 💁‍♂️

Marginal dip but 3.4% inflation is still well above target. With UK energy costs unchecked, there’s no relief for households under stagnant, inefficient policy.