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Inflation Sticks At 2.1%

Inflation Sticks At 2.1%

Underlying inflation remained at 2.1% during September 1999, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics this morning. Inflation also stood at 2.1% during August, and has undershot the Government’s 2.5% target for the last six months.

The headline rate of inflation was up 0.4% on August 1999 and was 1.1% higher than September 1998. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) for September 1999 was 166.2.

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