The annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) increased to 3.1% in October, up from to 2.8% in September.
The annual rate of inflation excluding housing costs shown by the RPI also increased to 2.5% forOctober 2012.
The annual rate of inflation shown by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is 2.1%, an increase from Septembers figure of 1.8%.