Business confidence tumbled in late 2021
Confidence lowest in accommodation and food services.
Base rate of interest rises again to 0.5%
Interest rates rise for the second time in three months.
ONS developing ‘radical’ method to better measure inflation
Concerns inflation may be higher for low-income families.
Retail sales volumes drop in December 2021
Sales fell at the fastest rate in 11 months.
UK inflation hits 30-year high
Food prices largest contributor to rising inflation.