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Inflation Blamed On Temporary Factors

ABOVE-TARGET inflation in Britain is mainly due to temporary factors that are masking the downward pressure being exerted by post-recession spare capacity in the economy, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in London yesterday.

King, in a letter explaining why inflation was still more than 1 percentage point above its 2 percent target in July, said there was a "significant probability" that he would continue to have to explain above-target inflation for a while.




 

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