Inflation rose to 1% in September, the highest level in almost two years, as the collapse in the pound since the vote to leave the EU drove up the cost of imports.
Weaker sterling has sent the cost of petrol higher, along with other items mainly brought in from abroad, such as clothing and footwear.
The increase in the cost of living was widely forecast after an 18% fall in the value of sterling since the Brexit vote on 23 June.
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