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Worryingly, the cost of goods produced by UK factories rose at a faster rate in August too.
Producer output prices – or the cost of goods at the ‘factory gate’ - rose by 3.7% in the year to August, up from 3.3% in July.
“Rising crude oil and petrol prices increased both the annual cost of raw materials and the price of goods leaving factories respectively.”
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