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Shaded bands: governing party. Orange dashed line: 100% threshold. Sources: OBR, ONS.
Services inflation has remained structurally above headline CPI, constraining Bank of England rate cuts. Sources: ONS, Bank of England.
Iran conflict-linked disruption to global oil supply chains and continued UK-US trade uncertainty are external variables that could worsen UK energy costs independent of domestic policy.