![Amid the highest inflation since the early 1980s and spiralling energy bills the UK public is increasingly worried about the cost of living crisis. With the ongoing war in Ukraine and other geopolitical tensions causing uncertainty and disruption globally](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.welt.de/img/wirtschaft/mobile250341796/6672506787-ci102l-w1024/Amid-the-highest-inflation-since-the-early-1980s-and-spiralling-e.jpg)
![Amid the highest inflation since the early 1980s and spiralling energy bills the UK public is increasingly worried about the cost of living crisis. With the ongoing war in Ukraine and other geopolitical tensions causing uncertainty and disruption globally](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.welt.de/img/wirtschaft/mobile250341796/6672506787-ci102l-w1024/Amid-the-highest-inflation-since-the-early-1980s-and-spiralling-e.jpg)
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Um nur noch 2,5 Prozent sind die Preise im Februar gestiegen. Die Zielmarke von zwei Prozent scheint greifbar. Doch der Trend zeigt längst in die gegensätzliche Richtung. Das hat Folgen für die deutsche Wirtschaft, die Zinsen und den Reallohn.