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Inflation continues to roar ahead of pay awards in 2011

The gap between pay awards and inflation would appear to be growing ever wider as 2011 progresses. Latest inflation figures - published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning - reveal the following: Retail prices index (RPI) inflation...

Published 18 Oct 2011 11:37 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: inflation, bank of england, economics, deflation, george osborne, cpi, rpi

Weak pay awards in 2009 could lead to higher inflation OR to deflation in 2010

The headline pay award for UK workers has slumped to an unprecedented low of 1.3% , and could be set to fall further over the remainder of the year. This is a result of the interplay of many factors, including the fact that retail prices index (RPI) inflation...

Published 14 Jul 2009 8:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, economics, deflation

Inflation Report May 2009: Are the green shoots of economic recovery "withering" already?

The Bank of England published its May 2009 Inflation Report (PDF format, 2.6MB) (external website) on Wednesday - described on FT.com as "a withering day for green shoots" of economic recovery (external website). The report paints a broad picture...

Published 15 May 2009 9:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: bank of england, economics, recession, unemployment, deflation

RPI inflation turns negative in March 2009; but is this deflation?

Retail prices index (RPI) inflation has turned negative (PDF format, 476K) for the first time since February 1960, according to latest official figures published today (on the ONS website). Today's data show a sixth consecutive monthly fall in RPI...

Published 21 Apr 2009 10:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: inflation, bank of england, economics, deflation

Economic outlook April 2009: End of recession in sight?

Spring, as the song once put it, is busting out all over. And with it has arrived a chorus of voices to suggest that the UK economy might be on the verge of recovery, with the end of the recession in sight. Read More...

Published 20 Apr 2009 10:45 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: celre, inflation, bank of england, economics, alistair darling, monetary policy committee, economic indicators, recession, unemployment, budget, deflation, depression

Zero inflation in 2009 means positive real earnings growth

At last, a rare spot of metaphorical sunshine amid all the economic gloom! There is a silver lining to yesterday's official figures which found that February 2009 saw retail prices index (RPI) inflation fall to zero : collapsing inflation in 2009...

Published 25 Mar 2009 7:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay rates, pay and benefits, inflation, economics, deflation, real earnings growth

2009 to see 'spring and summer of pay depression', says CIPD

Today's announcement of zero inflation on the retail prices index (RPI) measure for February 2009 will have a severe impact on pay awards settling over the remainder of 2009 (external website) according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

Published 24 Mar 2009 1:30 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, economics, pay freeze, cipd, deflation, pay cut

RPI inflation falls to 0% in February 2009

Retail prices index (RPI) inflation has fallen to nil (subscription required) according to latest official figures for the 12 months to February 2009 published today (Tuesday 24 March 2009). Today's data show a fifth consecutive monthly fall in RPI...

Published 24 Mar 2009 10:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, bank of england, economics, deflation

Will quantitative easing reduce the real value of our wages?

The Bank of England launched its £75 billion programme of quantitative easing measures at midday today (11 March 2009), with a £2 billion auction of government bonds, the Guardian website reports. The quantitative easing programme (more details of which...

Published 11 Mar 2009 12:30 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, bank of england, economics, deflation, quantitative easing

Deflation in prospect: RPI inflation drops to 0.1%

Deflation looks set to return to the UK economy for the first time in nearly half a century in the near future. Retail prices index (RPI) inflation has fallen for a fourth consecutive month, dropping by 0.8 percentage points to stop just short of negative...

Published 17 Feb 2009 9:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, inflation, economics, deflation

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