BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation falls to 10.5%; Burberry sales growth slows

BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation inches lower to 10.5%; Burberry sales growth slows sharply; Pearson lifts profit forecast

By Live Commentary

Published: 02:31 EST, 18 January 2023 | Updated: 03:21 EST, 18 January 2023

Consumer price inflation fell from 10.7 per cent in November to to 10.5 per cent in December, in keeping with expectations, Office for National Statistics data published today shows.

The FTSE 100 is down 0.1 per cent in early trading. Amongst the businesses with reports and trading updates today are Burberry, Pearson, Just Eat, Currys, Vistry Group, WH Smith and S4 Capital. Read the Wednesday 18 January Business Live blog below. 

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