Fuel costs nudge up March inflation figures amid Middle East conflict

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Alongside a 0.4 point jump in food inflation to 3.7%, rising prices at the pump have shown for the first time the effect of the Iran war on consumer prices

Rising fuel prices nudged annual inflation up to 3.3% in March, up 0.3 percentage points on February.

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