U.K. Inflation Stays Above 10%, Raising Prospect of Further Interest-Rate Increases

The U.K.’s annual rate of inflation was higher than expected in March and remained in double digits, a level of persistent price increases that could mean further hikes in interest rates in the coming months despite a weak economy. March consumer prices were 10.1% higher than a year earlier, a decline in the inflation rate from 10.4% in February, the U.K.’s statistics agency said Wednesday. That rate was higher than expected, with economists having forecast a drop to 9.8%.

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inflation：胀大；通货膨胀

inflate：使充气，膨胀

prospect：景色，展望

prospective：预期的；将来的

interest-rate：加息

interest：兴趣；利息

hike：徒步旅行；涨价；提高；上涨 📈

forecast：预测（the weather forecast 天气预报）