Economics

Inflation Builds as U.K. Economy Keeps Up Recovery Momentum

  • Firms add staff at an unprecedented rate in June: PMI survey
  • Soaring input costs force companies to increase their prices

Shoppers on Carnaby Street in London.

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Business boomed across the U.K. private sector this month, and inflation pressures mounted as the country continued to emerge from lockdown.