Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Inflation graph: the figures that 'surprised' Bank of England boss Mervyn King

Telegraph
"The UK central bank governor admitted he was 'surprised' by the recent jump in food prices which kept annual inflation above 3pc in July for the seventh month in a row. The graphs show the progress of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) - based on a basket of goods from garlic bread to computer games, but excluding mortgage costs - and RPI, which includes home loans since 2006. "

1 comment:

Henry North London 2.0 said...

Does he not buy food then? Some people I think they exist on free dinners.