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MPC drop rates in February to 5.25% (from 5.5%) |
| February 12th, 2008 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Eurozone inflation at new record in January |
| January 31st, 2008 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Source: News.bbc.co.uk
Official data has shown that Eurozone inflation has surged to a new record at 3.2%. This is much higher than the ECB 2% target. Normally inflation is controlled by increasing interest rates, but with the economy already slowing and the potential of the US heading into a recessions, the ECB will have tough decisions to make.
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Fastest rise for 17 years in factory gate prices |
| January 15th, 2008 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Source: Telegraph
By Edmund Conway, Economics Editor
Last Updated: 6:48am GMT 15/01/2008
Prices charged by manufacturers are rising at the fastest rate in almost 17 years - in the latest sign that inflation remains a major threat to the British economy.
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Eurozone inflation hits 6-year high |
| December 14th, 2007 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Eurozone inflation hit 3.1 per cent in November, the highest for more than six years, according to revised figures that will encourage the European Central Bank to keep talking tough on future interest rate moves.
Source: Financial Times Online
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CPI 2.1%, RPI 4.2% - October 2007 |
| November 13th, 2007 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/cpinr1107.pdf
Petrol drives up inflation
Figures from the Office for National Statistics today show that
consumer prices index (CPI) annual inflation – the Government’s
target measure – was 2.1 per cent in October, up from September’s
figure of 1.8 per cent.
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May: Cpi Down To 2.5%, Rpi At 4.3% |
| June 12th, 2007 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=19
CPI annual inflation – the Government’s target measure – was 2.5 per cent in May, down from 2.8 per cent in April.
The main downward pressure on the CPI annual rate came from average gas and electricity bills which continued to fall this year, but rose a year ago.
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CPI Inflation Stats |
| March 27th, 2007 under Inflation Stats. [ Comments: none ]
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Listed below is the UKs measure of inflation (CPI - Consumer Price Index) from 2001-present
Year Month CPI %
2001 Jan 0.9
2001 Feb 0.8
2001 Mar 0.9
2001 Apr 1.2
2001 May 1.7
2001 Jun 1.7
2001 Jul 1.4
2001 Aug 1.8
2001 Sep 1.3
2001 Oct 1.2
2001 Nov 0.8
2001 Dec 1.1
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