The United Kingdom’s annual inflation rate remains unchanged in May at 2.8%, according to official data reported by multiple outlets. The figures show that pressures from energy prices are balanced by easing costs in other categories. Both reports attribute higher petrol prices to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, which increases fuel-related costs for consumers. However, they state that this effect is offset by lower food costs during the same period. As a result, the overall year-on-year inflation rate does not move higher or lower from April to May, staying at 2.8%. The outlets present the May reading as steady, with the main drivers being a rise in petrol costs linked to the wider geopolitical situation and a decline in food prices that counteracts that increase. Neither report indicates a change in the direction of inflation beyond maintaining the same headline rate for the month.