Britain’s cost-of-living squeeze in four charts
Higher prices and taxes are only partially offset by government measures
THE ABILITY to ignore inflation is increasingly a luxury. A survey of members of the British Chamber of Commerce, a business association, found that most were experiencing pressure from pricier labour, utilities and raw materials. Just 9% said they were not feeling the squeeze. Nearly three-quarters of those facing rising costs are passing some on in higher prices.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Bare necessities”
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