tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post2284826796113914242..comments2023-11-02T15:48:50.381+00:00Comments on UK Bubble UK Economy: What about the price of bananas?Alice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-34643324438177740822008-06-22T21:33:00.000+01:002008-06-22T21:33:00.000+01:00Bananas blamed for 500% inflation in Alice's blog ...Bananas blamed for 500% inflation in Alice's blog comments.shtovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109559722715781557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-83128002348599996022008-06-21T16:06:00.000+01:002008-06-21T16:06:00.000+01:00Does this chart include the costs and material typ...Does this chart include the costs and material type of their pyjamas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-18642743366323582082008-06-21T14:28:00.000+01:002008-06-21T14:28:00.000+01:00Oh what a lovely bunch of coconuts!Oh what a lovely bunch of coconuts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-69711024197818397032008-06-21T14:06:00.000+01:002008-06-21T14:06:00.000+01:00Doesn't the cost of transporting bananas factor in...Doesn't the cost of transporting bananas factor into it ?Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-73731052089327958012008-06-20T22:49:00.000+01:002008-06-20T22:49:00.000+01:00Hi, just came back from Tesco, bananas are 67p/kg ...Hi, <BR/>just came back from Tesco, bananas are 67p/kg lowered from 77p/kg! It's been at this level for some 3 weeks now. In fact last year autumn bananas were 85p/kg so in fact prices have gone down at least at the retail level. Or is it a case of bananas being a 'loss leader' in retail speak. Sainsbury's almost always exactly matches the prices. You see I do mind my banana (prices). <BR/>some more banana trivia - <BR/><BR/>http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2008/06/the_once_and_future_banana.cfm<BR/><BR/>PlaydumbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-14746619328235157722008-06-20T21:39:00.000+01:002008-06-20T21:39:00.000+01:00No need to reciprocate, Alice. Mine is a purile l...No need to reciprocate, Alice. Mine is a purile little blog with a greater readership than I deserve - I appreciate your saying so anyway.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-85944058379694078072008-06-20T20:53:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:53:00.000+01:00qg,There are wholesale banana prices, recorded at ...qg,<BR/><BR/>There are wholesale banana prices, recorded at a market in Birmingham by DEFRA. I am sure all your observations are valid, but for some reason, we can't see any inflation in these prices.<BR/><BR/>I am as shocked as you are!<BR/><BR/>AliceAlice Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-68276876668364186342008-06-20T20:43:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:43:00.000+01:00Surely the price of bananas will include costs suc...Surely the price of bananas will include costs such as transportation, storage, refrigeration (maybe?) and other logistically related costs. All these things are rising with energy prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-26795461480676795052008-06-20T20:42:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:42:00.000+01:00Mark, no banana inflation, we better keep it quiet...Mark, no banana inflation, we better keep it quiet, or that is all we will be eating.<BR/><BR/>Actually, there was a half-hearted attempt at generating a banana bubble earlier this year (see chart). However, the British public weren't biting. One bubble too many, perhaps?<BR/><BR/>AliceAlice Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-72983387230696969072008-06-20T20:40:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:40:00.000+01:00electro-kevin,I will reciprocate the link as soon ...electro-kevin,<BR/><BR/>I will reciprocate the link as soon as I have time.<BR/><BR/>AliceAlice Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-60688576872437365222008-06-20T20:37:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:37:00.000+01:00I hope Gordon Brown (Oliver Hardy) or Alistair Dar...I hope Gordon Brown (Oliver Hardy) or Alistair Darling (Stan Luarel)doesn't see your graph or the doctored CPI will be replaced with the BPI... Banana Price Index.<BR/>No one will get any pay rises then !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-52426116504059990482008-06-20T19:45:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:45:00.000+01:00You know your bananas but do you know your onions ...You know your bananas but do you know your onions ? That is the question.<BR/><BR/>I think you do.<BR/><BR/>You get linked by E-K today.<BR/><BR/>BTW - the House Price Crash blog (linked right) having been predicting a crash for years now.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-81027003248657593532008-06-20T18:05:00.000+01:002008-06-20T18:05:00.000+01:00bog standard sold in Birmingham.bog standard sold in Birmingham.Alice Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-23502603175085662522008-06-20T17:40:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:40:00.000+01:00Are they bog standard or fair trade?Are they bog standard or fair trade?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-81881300695960628972008-06-20T17:10:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:10:00.000+01:00That would be even cooler if you had a 100-day mov...That would be even cooler if you had a 100-day moving average; daily turnover in bars along the x-axis and little candlesticks showing tops and bottoms.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-65249333792288225502008-06-20T16:45:00.000+01:002008-06-20T16:45:00.000+01:00Bananas? I am impressed, where did you get that ch...Bananas? I am impressed, where did you get that chart from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com