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Which of your costs are under pressure this month — and why.
Pick your country, sector and up to three inputs: you get the cost pressures the engine is tracking for them this month, each with its chain and source. It shows only what it has.
Which of your costs moved
The latest official figure for each of your inputs, against the figure about a month earlier, with its source and date. A daily price is compared as 7-day averages.
- Energy (electricity and gas): UK: GB wholesale electricity averaged 196.4 GBP/MWh over the 7 days to 3 Nov 2026, up 39.5% on 140.8 GBP/MWh for the 7 days to 6 Oct 2026. Daily prices swing, so we compare 7-day averages. Source: Elexon (GB electricity market data) · as of 3 Nov 2026
Your cost pressures
The 2 cost pressures the engine is tracking for you this month, with the direction of its own dated call.
Energy (electricity and gas) costs rising
The UK cuts energy bills, taxes banks and boosts defense in high-stakes budget
- the UK budget cuts household energy bills, reducing revenue for energy suppliers
- a new bank tax raises the cost of capital for UK banks, compressing their profitability
- higher defence spending boosts the order pipeline for UK defence contractors
- energy-intensive SMEs see lower input costs, while bank-dependent SMEs face tighter credit conditions
Older call: this story said costs easing on 2026-10-28. Since then UK: GB wholesale electricity is up 39.5% (Elexon (GB electricity market data), to 3 Nov 2026), shown above, so the direction here is the figure's.
Source: CNBC · Full analysis
Energy (electricity and gas) costs rising
Retailers demand energy bill cuts as costs rise by £440m
- BRC lobbies Chancellor to cut green policy levies and network charges from retail energy bills after £440m cost rise
- policy-levy relief would compress revenue for renewables developers and grid operators funded by those charges
- if Healey holds, retailers pass energy costs to suppliers via harder payment terms and to consumers via price; if he cuts, green investment pipeline slows
- energy-intensive UK SMEs face either higher direct tariffs or supplier cost recovery, squeezing operating margin and working capital
Flagged 2026-10-07 · every call is checked later on our track record.
Source: City A.M. · Full analysis
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