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Inflation still high going into fuel price shock

21 Apr 2026
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Our take on the latest Consumers price index (Tue 21 Apr 2026)

Annual inflation
Non-tradables inflation
Items increasing
3.1%pa
3.5%pa
68%
Unchanged in March
Unchanged since Sep 2025
By expenditure weight

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