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Cheaper mortgages depress inflation
Cheaper mortgage loans in February helped depress the inflation rate to 3.1%. The underlying rate, excluding mortgage interest payments, was unchanged at 3.0%. It is the fifth month in succession that it has been above the 2.5% Treasury target.