The retail prices index (RPI), a key measure of inflation linked to retirement income and a raft of other investments and services, should remain unchanged, the UK's top statistician said today.
Inflation fell by 0.2 percentage points in November as transport costs and mortgage interest payments went down, the Office of National Statistics says.
London Tube and bus travellers will face above-inflation fare rises in the new year — but transport users in the capital can beat the hikes by buying early or changing how they pay.