CPI inflation jumped from 9.4% in June to 10.1% in July, the highest level seen since the early 1980s.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), the government’s main measure of inflation, jumped from 9.1% in May to 9.4% in June.

CPI inflation increased by 10 basis points from 9% to 9.1% in May, ONS reported today.

CPI inflation soared to 9% in April, up from 7% in March, ONS said today.