Inflation held steady in August as various price fluctuations offset each other
Labour inherited inflation at the Bank of England's target and today's figures show they must do the hard work to keep inflation down, as we did in Government
Years of sky-high inflation have taken their toll; and prices are still much higher than four years ago
The main movements came from air fares, in particular to European destinations, which showed a large monthly rise, following a fall this time last year,
Fares usually rise between these months, but this was the second largest such rise since the monthly collection of prices began in 2001,