tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post188381971697263839..comments2023-11-02T15:48:50.381+00:00Comments on UK Bubble UK Economy: Inflation - down but not outAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-20112622676584543822009-02-18T19:46:00.000+00:002009-02-18T19:46:00.000+00:00Only corrupt governments and their stooges in the ...Only corrupt governments and their stooges in the media could get away with calling food and fuel non-core consumer items.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-37795157308267898092009-02-18T11:02:00.000+00:002009-02-18T11:02:00.000+00:00All indices are a waste of time as the decisions m...All indices are a waste of time as the decisions made on what include and what to leave out and weightings of items are in reality totally arbitrary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-7014834370299217742009-02-18T11:01:00.000+00:002009-02-18T11:01:00.000+00:00Dearieme - "core", exactly. Every time an inflatio...Dearieme - "core", exactly. Every time an inflation measure becomes inconvenient governments devise a new one RPI RPIX CPI, Core.... Eventually there will be an index of "those things which are not rapidly going up in price presently".<BR/><BR/>B. in C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-20616909879059652009-02-18T09:42:00.000+00:002009-02-18T09:42:00.000+00:00@ anonymous 9:13: plus we have an interfering govt...@ anonymous 9:13: plus we have an interfering govt that keeps putting more and more costs onto businesses, which, surprise, surprise, end up being paid by the consumer. Eventually there'll be a few massive firms in each sector, cos all the small ones have been driven out of business by all the red tape. Then they can charge what they like. Just like the supermarket sector is now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-17297120257645199552009-02-18T09:13:00.000+00:002009-02-18T09:13:00.000+00:00Things never get cheaper in the UK. That is an eve...Things never get cheaper in the UK. That is an everlasting truth of the UK economy. Things can't get cheaper for several reasons: we import most things, we have a very inefficient workforce with stroppy attitudes, our business people are some of the worst in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-69403599764147219152009-02-18T06:20:00.000+00:002009-02-18T06:20:00.000+00:00“core” inflation – a measure that excludes food, f...“core” inflation – a measure that excludes food, fuel, ..... - so it's not "core" in the sense of excluding necessities. It's core, I presume, in some sort of economists' fantasy sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-50420950346581081582009-02-18T05:19:00.000+00:002009-02-18T05:19:00.000+00:00I'm sure they can juggle basket to get the figure ...I'm sure they can juggle basket to get the figure they want.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024073152949016734noreply@blogger.com