MADRID, 19 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The interannual inflation rate in the United Kingdom stood at 10.1% last March, compared to 10.4% registered in February, as reported on Wednesday by the British National Statistics Office (ONS, for its acronym in English).

The slowdown in the rise in prices in March was thus less than expected by the consensus of analysts, who anticipated an inflation rate of less than 10%.

In March, the year-on-year rise in the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages accelerated to 19.1%, compared to 18% in February, while housing supplies increased their cost by 26.1%, an average percentage point less than the previous month.

For its part, the core CPI, which excludes the volatility of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices, remained stable in March at 6.2%.

In monthly terms, prices recorded an increase of 0.8% in the third month of the year, compared to the rise of 1.1% in February and 0.8% in January.