ONS will report UK inflation outside 4.0% to 4.4% range

The Office for National Statistics will report that UK CPI for the 12 months to December 2026 will fall outside the 4.0% to 4.4% band. That outcome would either keep annual inflation near the 2.8% recorded in the 12 months to April 2026 or push it beyond that level, despite the 0.7% monthly rise in…