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Pay and prices
Inflation forecasts
Fourth quarter 2005
RPI forecast underlying inflation excluding mortgage paymentsAverage 2.5% 2.2%
Oxford Economic Forecasting 2.4% 2.1%
NIESR 3.1% 2.2%
Source: HM Treasury, Forecasts for the UK economy, April 2005