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UK consumer prices inflation held steady at 2.7% in December, official figures have shown.A rise in electricity and gas prices was offset somewhat by a fall in fuel costs and air transport, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The CPI rate of inflation has been above the Bank of England’s 2% target since November 2009.
Retail prices index (RPI) inflation, which includes housing costs, edged up to 3.1% last month from 3% in November. The figures were broadly in line with analysts’ expectations. It was the third month in a row that the CPI rate has come in at 2.7%. By far the largest upward effect comes from domestic gas and electricity. Electricity prices were up 3.9% compared with December 2 �v���Rv2&�6W2vW&RR�"R��v�W"�v�F��W7BvVV�2F�v�V�F��F�R��G&�GV7F����bF�RURF��&W"&VwV�F�����F�R7&B�&6��F�RF��&W"G&FRfVFW&F����2V&Ɨ6�VBgW'F�W"��Ɩ�RWFFRF��V�&Vg&W6��B&V֖�BF�Rv�FW"��GW7G'��bF�R6��F�F���2�bF�R&VwV�F����BF�V�"�&ƖvF���2v�F���F�B�F�R'&�Vf��r��FR&�f�FW2�V�&W'2v�F�'&�Vb7V��'��bF�R�W�7V7G2�bF�RUUE#��WFFR��&V6V�BFWfV���V�G3��B�WFFR�bF�REDn( �2�v�GVRF�ƖvV�6R7�7FV�F�R&W7��6�&�RW&6�6��r�Ɩ7��%��F�R#2Ɩ�6����V֖�V�g&�VBv��F�w2�Ǘ6�2�2��r&VV�&V�V6VB��Ǘ6��r�B&F��rF�RT�( �2F����V֖�V�g&�VBv��F�w26���W2�fWr�W�f��F��w2g&��F�R&W�'B��6�VFS�Cr6���W2&R��f���6��F�vW"�Bv���7G'Vvv�RF�7W'f�fS�cr6���W2&R�FV�F�f�VB2W�6V��V�B7V�6�F���F&vWG3���RF��&B�b6���W2&R����r��72�v��rF���FV�6R6��WF�F����F�R#2VF�F����bF�R&W�'B�Ǘ6W2V6�6�����FWF���fW"Gv�vW2�'WBV6�6����2f�VVBF���WfW'�6���fVGW&VB��F�R&W�'B�2&FVB���G2GG&7F�fV�W722�7V�6�F���6��v��rBv��6RF�R&W7B&�7V7G2��F�R�&�WB�wwr�Ɩ�6����6��V���( �#2Ɩ�6����V֖�V�g&�VBv��F�w2�Ǘ6�2�2��r&VV�&V�V6VN( ���V�&W'26�66W72F�RWFFVB'&�Vf��r��FR'�6Ɩ6���r��F�Rf����v��rƖ波�GG���wwr�GFb�6��V��'F�6�R�FWF���7��'F�6�UV�C�c##dCS�3�S�Dc##�cR�#�S3c�$d3���DT�d�"4��4U%dD�$�U2�$��d��D��r�B4ĔD��rD��%2���D4�T��B$D�$���t��D�u0��V�"v�F����V�v�W'2V7�F���7F�������FV��6R��v�W&f�&��6Rv�72FVƗfW'���F�2f�fR�V"v'&�G�gV��FV6��6���&�WF��r�BgFW"6�W27W�'@��F�&V7Bf�f�"V�FF���3�2#cs� �F�f��B�WBv����R6��V�B�ffW"��W"7W7F��W'2V��&Ɩ�G<*���FVw&�&Ɩ�G2�6��W2��r�"66�F�R"6�FR��6�FRࠥFVâ2#sr�s#"V��âv����&�W�v�72�6��V���g&�Р���&�W�v�72bv����rƖ֗FVB�V�B#r�֖��6�r&���GW7G&��W7FFR�֖��6�r&�G&�fR��VVG2�3�P��� ��dT"#0��F�&VB��&R�f�6�Bwwr�6�V'f�Wr�V��6�Р��