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CPI latest – tuition fee hike kicks in
October’s official inflation figures for the UK, announced yesterday, took a turn for worst, and marked the end of period of falling inflation. CPI inflation now stands at 2.7%, up from 2.2% in September – which was the lowest rate … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Inflation
Tagged Consumer Price Index, CPI, economics, inflation, Tuition fees
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UK inflation the lowest since 2009
The latest CPI figures for the UK showed a fall from 2.5% in August 2012 to 2.2% in September, the lowest inflation rate since November 2009. The ONS reports that most of the downward pressure came from the housing and household … Continue reading
CPI inflation lowest rate for 30 months
The annual CPI figures for the UK showed a fall from 3.0% in April 2012 to 2.8% in May, the lowest for 2.5 years. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Inflation, Prices
Tagged Consumer Price Index, CPI, economics, George Osborne, inflation, UK economy
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Latest changes to the CPI shopping basket
The ONS has announced its latest changes to the basket of goods and services it uses to compile its influential CPI and RPI inflation indices. Into the basket come tablet computers, fees paid to dating agencies, and ‘teenage fiction’, and … Continue reading
More misery ahead
More misery ahead for UK households with the publication of the latest inflation figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). CPI inflation rose to 5.2% in the 12 months to September 2011, the highest rate for 3 years, while … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, UK Economy, Unemployment
Tagged Consumer Price Index, CPI, economics, inflation, Okun's Law, Unemployment
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Latest CPI inflation
The latest 12-month CPI inflation rate* of 4.5%, up 0.1% from July 2011, confirms that UK inflation continues to edge towards the psychologically significant 5% mark, and is now over double the Bank of England’s official target. According to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Price Index, CPI, economics, inflation, ONS, UK economy
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