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Inflation forecasts
Fourth quarter 2005:
RPI forecast Underlying inflation excluding mortgage paymentsAverage 2.4% 2.2%
Oxford Economic Forecasting 2.1% 2.1%
NIESR 2.7% 2.1%
Source: HM Treasury, Forecasts for the UK economy, August 2005