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Changing HICP weights add to inflation uncertainty

Changes to the weights applied to the goods and services in the inflation basket pushed inflation up in January, but since April the new weights have kept the headline rate lower than it would otherwise have been. The impact of next year’s changes in January is uncertain, but over the course of 2022 they are likely to mean that inflation falls a little more quickly than it otherwise would have done.

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