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MNI BRIEF: UK December Factory Gate Inflation Eases

(MNI) London

UK pipeline inflation eased in December, with output PPI rising by 9.3%, down from an upwardly revised 9.4% in November, with petroleum products accounting for much of the decline. Input PPI also retreated, falling to13.5% from 15.2% in November.

But the decline from November’s 14-year highs is unlikely to bring much relief to policy makers, with narrow measures of intermediate inflation remaining stubbornly high. Core output PPI rose by a record-high 8.7%, up from 8.2% in November.

Services PPI also accelerated, rising by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, the highest since records began in 2003, from 3.4% in the previous three months.

MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3812 | les.commons@marketnews.com
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