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.
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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.