Watch Business Live: Inflation hits higher than expected 2.3% in October as energy bills rise

Watch Business Live as inflation has risen by more than expected due to an increase in energy bills, according to official figures. It's the first rise in the rate of price increases, as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), for three months. The figure stood at 2.3% in October, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), above the 2.2% forecast by economists. This is also a sizeable increase on the 1.7% recorded a month earlier. Latest business news 👉 https://trib.al/unXvp4J Money advice blog 👉 https://trib.al/wEeVvFT #Business #Economy #CostOfLiving #Banking #Stocks #Budget #Wages #Manufacturing #Banking SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales