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17/02/2004
UK inflation set to grow further
The latest government figures have revealed that inflation in the UK has grown by 0.1% to reach 1.4% in January.
This remains well below the target figure of 2%, but the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures revealed that inflation had risen from 1.3% in December 2003 to 1.4% in January 2004, and analysts have warned that inflation looks is set to rise further in the year.
Yearly figures showed that the retail prices index (RPI) rose by slightly less than 2.6%, down from 2.8% in December.
The main inflationary pressure was the result of the increased prices of goods and services, increased financial charges and reduced discounts on clothing and footware.
However, unchanged fees for satellite and digital television was noted as a downward effect as in the previous year charges for these services had risen. Falling prices for some pre-recorded media was also mentioned as a downward effect on the economy.
Although the level of inflation remains below the government's targets, the recent quarter point interest rate rise is expected to feed through into increased inflation.
The monthly consumer prices index (CPI) is the main UK measure of domestic inflation.
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This remains well below the target figure of 2%, but the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures revealed that inflation had risen from 1.3% in December 2003 to 1.4% in January 2004, and analysts have warned that inflation looks is set to rise further in the year.
Yearly figures showed that the retail prices index (RPI) rose by slightly less than 2.6%, down from 2.8% in December.
The main inflationary pressure was the result of the increased prices of goods and services, increased financial charges and reduced discounts on clothing and footware.
However, unchanged fees for satellite and digital television was noted as a downward effect as in the previous year charges for these services had risen. Falling prices for some pre-recorded media was also mentioned as a downward effect on the economy.
Although the level of inflation remains below the government's targets, the recent quarter point interest rate rise is expected to feed through into increased inflation.
The monthly consumer prices index (CPI) is the main UK measure of domestic inflation.
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Interest rates rise to 4%
Interest rates have been upped today a quarter percentage point to 4%, the Bank of England has announced. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said that it based the decision in the light of the latest quarterly projections for output and inflation, to be published in the February Inflation Report.
Interest rates rise to 4%
Interest rates have been upped today a quarter percentage point to 4%, the Bank of England has announced. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said that it based the decision in the light of the latest quarterly projections for output and inflation, to be published in the February Inflation Report.
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