Yahoo Answers is shutting down on 4 May 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
What is the UK's "REAL" Inflation Rate?
And I'm not just talking about the Government Induced Fantasy - I noticed that my car insurance has doubled, the petrol, clothes shoes, drink & food are all a lot more expensive - even my parking charges have doubled - so what is our "Real World" inflation rate....
I asked this question before & I got 2 pompous & smugly rude answers - you can find the original Q/A here - http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au... - Regardless, and in light of new Utility price increases, I'm asking the same question again...
2 Answers
- megLv 710 years agoFavourite answer
Everybody sees a different inflation rate depending on how they spent their money, and only you know what yours is. People who do not have a car would not effected by the car related things that are costing you more but are probably spending a larger fraction of their income on housing. Government number are the averages of everyone in the country which is probably not the right answer for anyone.
- Anonymous10 years ago
About 30-35% over a period of 6-7 years. Some things have had a dramatic rise in a short period and most things have had a gradual rise over a longer time so that it wouldn't be so obviously noticed. If you look at stuff you bought say 10 years ago , there is probably an increase of 50-55%. I am not talking governmental statistics , i have just observed and noticed it myself. I think it's high time we had a revolution and got rid of all the thieving , lying , deceitful knob-jockeys that run our so called system....
