date:Oct 16, 2012
and allow them to spend more and support the fragile economy.
The Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday that annual consumer price inflation stood at 2.2 percent last month as forecast - the lowest since November 2009. That compared to 2.5 percent in August.
Separate ONS data showed that factory gate inflation sped up to 2.5 percent on the year versus economists' forecasts for 2.2 percent, pointing to rising pipeline price pressures.
Input prices fell 1.2 percent on the year versus f