Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Unit 2: Declining inflation in the UK

The UK inflation rate (CPI) is now back within limits (2% +/-1%) at 3% reports the BBC, but RPI has fallen dramtically to just 0.1%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7893873.stm article
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1184614595/bctid13289662001 Ch4 video

a) Explain why CPI is now below the RPI as shown by the chart in the text having been above it in the recent past

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