Inflation rate unchanged at 2.7%
The rate of consumer price index inflation remained unchanged at 2.7% in November, official figures showed.
Union chiefs send out inflation warning
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has said the stubbornness of inflation, combined with poor wage growth, was putting real pressure on people's finances in the run up to Christmas.
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis added that the latest figures were the "lull before the storm", saying:
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