Surprise fall in UK inflation | March 2025 | Sky News coverage

Inflation fell more than expected in March, official figures show.

The annual rate of inflation came in at 2.6% in the month, the Office for National Statistics said.

Economists had expected a rate of 2.7%.

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[birchthebirch]

Reminder to everyone, inflation is compound meaning it hasn't fallen, it's just fallen in the rate of it's rise

[ripvanwinkle]

How incredibly rare to be fed nonsense in the run-up to elections. Yawn.

[BrianWillcox-qphr]

A Mars bar cost 32p in 2005, they'll never be that price again, no matter how much inflation goes down.

[keithgoodrick-meech]

Anyone who believes in " official " figures must have a screw loose. 😂😂😂😂😂

[callumprosser]

Wow! Does that mean we get our lives back? Does that mean our bills are going down? Does that mean we can all afford shopping? Does that mean we can all feel a bit more comfortable? NOO

[KevinMcveigh-my]

How can inflation fall if everything costs more?

[stanionman]

Yes the 'Rate' of inflation has dropped, but prices are still going UP, my electricity and food prices have risen much higher than 2.6%

[alm]

It's going to go back up and stay above target for years. Don't be misled, the damage has already been done and prices of goods and services will never come back down, just go up more slowly.

[Sukh-fl]

Things are getting more expensive slower 😂

[blytheblythe]

Fuel prices go down every summer ; they increase in the winter when we use it the most .

[BbBb-hwpq]

It's a lie . Trying to bring confidence up to investors and the masses.

[Antarmy]

Absolute nonsense, everything just keeps going up and up in price.

[Shakoor]

Really, which UK they are taking about ? And why we haven’t seen this ?

[StephenMerchant-upsg]

I strongly suggest we express our joy at this outright lie and the rabble telling it on MAY 1st

[jbradbury]

Thanks to Trumps tariffs regarding the lower oil prices which caused the drop

[malcolmrothery]

This is solely due to a drop in petrol prices, so please, Mr Starmer, do NOT take credit for this.

[geoffshelis]

This is bull, for instance anglian water has put the water charges up by 28 per cent!

[craigy]

Gaslighting at its best! Sky your full of utter rubbish

[JohnMitch]

This means that the rate that Goods and services are increasing at a smidgen less then the prev month, so still increasing

[regarded]

It's insane how many people don't understand what inflation is.