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UK's ONS Lowers April Inflation Rate Amid Data Errors

6/5/2025

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The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) adjusted April's inflation rate from 3.5% to 3.4% due to erroneous road tax data.
This miscalculation inflated the inflation rate by 0.1 percentage points for the year ending April 2025.
The ONS is under scrutiny for data quality and is reassessing its quality assurance methods.
Moving forward, the agency will utilize corrected data to prevent further inaccuracies.

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Story summary

The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) adjusted April's inflation rate from 3.5% to 3.4% due to erroneous road tax data.
This miscalculation inflated the inflation rate by 0.1 percentage points for the year ending April 2025.
The ONS is under scrutiny for data quality and is reassessing its quality assurance methods.
Moving forward, the agency will utilize corrected data to prevent further inaccuracies.