<sod >Official data from the Office for National Statistics showed that wage growth was well below the 3.1 per cent inflation rate for October reported earlier this week.< eod>< sod > Official data from the Office for National Statistics showed that wage growth was well below the 3.1 per cent inflation rate for OctoberÃÂÃÂ - a near six-year high - reported earlier this week.< eod>