The UK Economy
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The Uk
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Price inflation in the UK economy has remained below the expectations of most commentators since sterling left the exchange-rate mechanism in September 1992. Latest estimates of inflation indicate that retail prices are now growing at an annual underlying rate of 2 per cent; the lowest growth rate for 27 years. This impressive performance is being sustained by very low growth in labour and capital costs, unit labour costs are estimated to have fallen by 1/2 per cent in the last year, as fast productivity growth has been combined with low growth in earnings.