Inflation rose by 2.9 per cent in October compared to a year ago, the highest rate since March last year, with a further increase expected in November. Excluding the cost of energy and unprocessed food made little impact, with the overall rate of inflation dropping slightly to 2.8 per cent. Among the products showing price increases were cheese, with cheddar rising 80 cent, and a pound of butter up by 64 cent compared to October last year. Again, education topped the list of price increases, with recreation and Culture up 1.6 per cent. The cost of restaurants and hotels fell by 0.3 per cent compared with September, while transport also fell 0.3 per cent.
