August annual figure eases pressure on Bank of England to keep raising interest rates
UK inflation unexpectedly fell in August to 6.7% despite a sharp rise in average fuel prices, easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.
In a crunch week for the economy, the Office for National Statistics said the annual inflation rate as measured by the consumer prices index continued to drop for the sixth month in a row from a reading of 6.8% in July. City economists had forecast a modest increase to 7%.
