UK households poorer as inflation sees real incomes fall by 1.6%

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Jun 20, 2012

UK households poorer as inflation sees real incomes fall by 1.6%

While inflation was running at 3 per cent, average total pay - including bonuses - rose by just 1.4 per cent, to £467 a week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. full story

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