The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

Easing inflation marks steeper drop predicted by economists

The main reasons for the fall included lower fuel prices and softer hotel rates

The defensive status of Bunzl shares was today tarnished by a 23% slide as selling returned to the FTSE 100 index and other leading benchmarks.

No dramatic shakeout so far, but jobs data may yet look like a snapshot of the calm before the storm of Trump’s tariffs

The availability of jobs worsened further, with vacancy numbers dropping to 781,000 for the three months to March, the ONS said.

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The Office for National Statistics said average weekly pay grew by 5.9% for the three months to February.

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DONALD Trump’s tariffs have wiped billions of pounds from Scottish pension funds, it has been reported.

Analysts said there were ‘clear signs’ UK firms were looking to sell more goods before the US slapped costly tariffs on British imports.