Inflation to remain in Goldilocks zone in 2017

Despite widespread concerns about deflation at the start of this year, consumer price inflation has averaged 2% in the first ten months of 2016, up from 1.4% in 2015. We expect headline inflation to remain close to 2% in the coming quarters too.

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