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News => News => Topic started by: Steve_2 on November 10, 2016, 05:58:23 PM

Title: Consumer Inflation Changes
Post by: Steve_2 on November 10, 2016, 05:58:23 PM
ONS continues their shake up of CPI. Wonder what implications this could have on our HPS2.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/statementonfutureofconsumerpriceinflationstatisticsintheuk
Title: Re: Consumer Inflation Changes
Post by: John Ratsey on November 10, 2016, 09:44:24 PM
No doubt they will choose the time to include housing costs in the index in anticipation of increase in supply / reduction in demand causing a price drop which will then depress the index!