STOCKSHOTS illustrating British inflation accelerated in February to hold at a near three-decade peak on soaring energy prices, official data shows before a budget update seeking to ease high living costs. The annual rate jumped to 6.2 percent last month from 5.5 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement ahead of finance minister Rishi Sunak's budget announcement. STOCKSHOTS of shops, supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, airports and other businesses