Pay and prices
Inflation forecasts
RPI forecasts (and underlying inflation - excluding mortgage interest payments)
4th quarter 2002 4th quarter 2003Average 2.4 (2.2) 2.9 (2.4)
Oxford Economic Forecasting 2.2 (2.1) 2.9 (2.1)
NIESR 2.3 (1.6) 2.6 (2.5)
Source: HM Treasury Forecasts for the UK economy, March 2002