GLOBALink | Britain's inflation hits new high of 7 pct in March

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LONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 7 percent in the 12 months to March 2022, up from 6.2 percent in February, hitting a new 30-year high, official statistics showed Wednesday.

On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 1.1 percent in March 2022, compared with a rise of 0.3 percent in March 2021, according to the country's Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Amid the soaring prices, an already deepening cost-of-living crisis was aggravated.   

Worse yet, an increased energy price cap was expected to push inflation even higher.

Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a petrol station in London, Britain. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

A man fills up a vehicle at a petrol station in Manchester, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

A woman walks past the Bank of England in London, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

A supermarket trolley is seen in Manchester, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

People dine outside a restaurant in London, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

An energy meter is seen at a house in Manchester, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

A man shops in a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

Prices are seen on a fuel pump at a petrol station in Manchester, Britain, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

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