Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, May 23

LONDON -- The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) of the United Kingdom rose by 2.3 percent in the 12 months to April 2024, down from 3.2 percent in March, showed official data released on Wednesday.

"The annual rate in April 2024 was the lowest since July 2021, when it was two percent," said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). (Britain-Economy-CPI)

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