UK inflation falls to meet 2% target for first time in four years

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The UK's headline inflation rate fell to 2% in December, rounding off a near 1% fall since the summer, official data has shown.

The latest reading from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the UK's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate dropped from 2.1% in November to meet the Bank of England's long term target of 2...

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