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UK inflation expectations for 2017 have hit three-year high, according to new poll | UK inflation expectations for 2017 have hit three-year high, according to new poll |
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UK inflation expectations for the coming year have hit a three-year high, according to a new poll. | UK inflation expectations for the coming year have hit a three-year high, according to a new poll. |
The survey, conducted by YouGov and Citigroup and released on Wednesday, shows that short-term inflation expectations (for the coming 12 months) rose to 2.6 per cent in January, the highest level since December 2013 and a small increase from 2.4 per cent in December. | The survey, conducted by YouGov and Citigroup and released on Wednesday, shows that short-term inflation expectations (for the coming 12 months) rose to 2.6 per cent in January, the highest level since December 2013 and a small increase from 2.4 per cent in December. |
Longer-term inflation expectations (for five to 10 years ahead) were unchanged from December at an average of three per cent per year. | |
The findings chime with the Bank of England’s most recent forecasts. | The findings chime with the Bank of England’s most recent forecasts. |
In November, the Bank predicted that inflation would surpass 2.7 per cent by the end of 2017, spurred by a fall in the value of sterling since the UK’s June vote to quit the European Union. | In November, the Bank predicted that inflation would surpass 2.7 per cent by the end of 2017, spurred by a fall in the value of sterling since the UK’s June vote to quit the European Union. |
Inflation already jumped to a two-year high of 1.6 per cent in December. | Inflation already jumped to a two-year high of 1.6 per cent in December. |
The Bank is due to publish fresh inflation forecasts on Thursday. | The Bank is due to publish fresh inflation forecasts on Thursday. |
Earlier this week, a CBI survey showed that growth in Britain’s private sector and confidence among consumers was solid in the three months to January, but that rising inflation was imminent. | |
The business lobby group said that inflation threatens to erode consumer incomes over the coming months and that investment spending could slow this year as a result of the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. | The business lobby group said that inflation threatens to erode consumer incomes over the coming months and that investment spending could slow this year as a result of the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. |
The YouGov and Citigroup survey, which was conducted during a three-day period at the end of January, is a monthly poll and was based on a sample of just over 2,000 adults. |
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