UK long-run inflation expectations drop to 4.2% — Citi/YouGov
FILE PHOTO: A shopping trolley is pushed around a supermarket in London, Britain May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) — The British public’s expectations for inflation over the next five to 10 years dropped to 4.2% in October from 4.3% in September, a monthly survey by Citi and YouGov showed on Friday.
Expectations for inflation over the next 12 months held steady at 6.2% on the longest-running Citi/YouGov measure, while a new measure of year-ahead expectations, that allows for higher inflation, came in at 8.7%, down from a high of 10.3% in August.
«We expect these data (and) further fiscal tightening to provide a dovish impetus to December’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting — allowing a deceleration in hikes from 75 bps to 50 bps,» Citi economist Ben Nabarro said.
