Economics

More UK Firms Than Ever Are Planning Imminent Price Increases

  • BCC lobby group says its economic dashoard is flashing red
  • Measures of sales, investment and confidence are all waning

A customer fills their van at a petrol station in London, UK.

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More UK firms than ever before are expecting to increase prices in the next three months, according to a survey that lays bare the perilous outlook for business.