Americans began 2025 with affordability on the brain, hopeful that inflation would keep falling and that a new president would make good on promises to cut prices. The year brought good news on that ...

Inflation rose to 3.4% in December 2025, in line with analyst expectations, as a surge of festive shopping pushed up prices, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. UK inflation rose to 3.4% in December 2025, up 0.2 percentage points from November’s reading.