Originally Posted by
Deano969
Let's look a how they arrive at the inflation number
23% is housing , which should be negative at the moment
17% is food and drinks , a big factor in this is energy costs , totally beyond our control
11% is transport , again a big factor in this is energy costs , totally beyond our control
9% smokes and alcohol , only the government controls these prices
There are a few more...
Funny that energy is not in the calculations
Too much of the above is beyond our control and jacking interest rates up changes very little
Energy is. It is part of the 87 measures. These % is from an overview (summary) of measures. Energy is under housing.