UK inflation rate falls to lower-than-expected 4.6% in October

Pedestrians walks past Bank of England (BoE) in the City of London on September 22, 2022. - (Photo by Isabel INFANTES / AFP)

LONDON: British annual consumer price inflation (CPI) fell to a lower-than-expected 4.6% in October from 6.7% in September, official data showed on Wednesday.

The increase in consumer prices was the smallest since October 2021.