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By David Blanchflower - 18 April 14:44

It’s time for a heavyweight at the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

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By New Statesman - 17 April 11:10

Higher food prices and clothing costs drive unexpected rise on the consumer price index.

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By Alex Hern - 10 April 11:02

In the last thirty years, consumption inequality has risen as fast as income inequality.

By Alex Hern - 04 April 13:40

You can't eat low and stable inflation expectations. Which is a shame.

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By Alex Hern - 03 April 9:46

And other questions, answered by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics.

By Alex Hern - 22 March 16:07

The internet now accounts for 10.7 per cent of all retail sales

By New Statesman - 20 March 10:56

CPI and RPI both drop by 0.2 points

The lowly pineapple, finally in the inflation basket. Flickr/ECohen, CC-BY-SA
By Alex Hern - 13 March 11:47

And the lowly pineapple finally makes it into basket of goods used to calculate inflation.

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By New Statesman - 07 March 8:02

But food inflation rises to 4.2 per cent.

Unlikely to be increasing in price, a cottage in the path of HS2. Credit: Getty
By Alex Hern - 06 March 11:09

A year of stagnant house prices has not deterred first time buyers from entering the market - but is

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By New Statesman - 01 March 19:18

First-time buyers take advantage of stamp duty holiday.

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