RT @notayesmansecon: UK CPI inflation falls to 0.4% in February as the RPI remains at 1.4% proving yet again that the RPI is the superior m…
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 09:54

RT @billwells_1: @asentance @PhilAldrick @julianHjessop As someone who has always believed in base-weighted inflation measures - to abstrac…
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 09:49

RT @PhilAldrick: @julianHjessop ouptut producer price inflation up at fastest rate since Aug 2019. Input prices rising 2.6pc for third mont…
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 09:29

I think Prince Harry’s new job with BetterUp looks a good move. But they could have given him a better job title. “Chief Impact Officer” sounds very contrived and does not really communicate what he is doing in the organisation.
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 09:29

RT @gompertz: @asentance It's a very important point People are sceptical about CPI inflation compared to what they see happening to their…
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 09:24

What is Uk inflation? Measured by CPI it is currently 0.4 percent but this is the lowest of the available inflation measures. Here are the rest - CPIH 0.7pc; PPI (output) 0.9pc; RPI 1.4pc; RPIX 1.6pc; CPIY 2.0pc; PPI (input) 2.6pc; GDP deflator 6.1pc; GVA deflator 8.0pc.
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 09:09

RT @JumanaSaleheen: @asentance @ONS @jathers_ONS Measurement is a big problem during lockdown - not only for prices and inflation, but also…
Andrew Sentance Wed 24 Mar 2021 07:49

In these dark times, listening to my old Neil Young albums is the best I can do. “Comes a Tine” (1978) is a classic. https://t.co/dEZllRBFt5
Andrew Sentance Tue 23 Mar 2021 13:43

RT @RichardGCorbett: Despite government pressure to keep quiet, businesses are now speaking out about the damage to Britain caused by #Bre…
Andrew Sentance Tue 23 Mar 2021 10:03

UK gov’t should make clear that foreign travel for holidays will not be allowed this summer. Should be accompanied by package of support for the travel industry and an extension of VAT relief for “staycation” holidays. Certainty and predictability now needed for business/public.
Andrew Sentance Tue 23 Mar 2021 09:58

Today’s employment data is a mixed picture. Headline unemployment rate appears to have stabilised around 5 percent and PAYE employment numbers are increasing gradually. Better than might be expected in the middle of lockdown.
Andrew Sentance Tue 23 Mar 2021 07:48

RT @CambridgeEcon: Will the age of automation speed up or slow down gender equality? How will it affect the gender employment gap? @Corne…
Andrew Sentance Tue 23 Mar 2021 06:53

RT @oldtrotter: On the difficulty of reconciling Johnson’s rhetoric about being a “science superpower” with reality.
Andrew Sentance Wed 17 Mar 2021 08:42

RT @CambridgeEcon: With government announcements on #greenrecovery and #netzero and the physical effects of climate change on the global ec…
Andrew Sentance Tue 16 Mar 2021 19:06

I received the Oxford-AZ jab last week. No problems. Very disappointing to see an ill-informed campaign gathering momentum in Europe to deny others the protection I am now enjoying. We’ve suffered enough misery from Covid-19 so far, without denying the public access to vaccines.
Andrew Sentance Tue 16 Mar 2021 18:31

Just completed #Census2021 Tool me longer than 10 mins though - more like 20 mins. Would be better for @ONS to give realistic time for completion. The mobile phone interface worked well, though. 9/10 for the @ONS #Census2021 team!
Andrew Sentance Tue 16 Mar 2021 12:06

So much for a sustained recovery in the £. Like the Grand Old Duke of York, sterling matches to the top of the hill and then marches down again! @notayesmansecon
Andrew Sentance Tue 16 Mar 2021 10:31

RT @CambridgeEcon: Our recent study for @Natures_Voice on nature-based solutions such as peatland and woodlands was presented this afternoo…
Andrew Sentance Mon 15 Mar 2021 19:30

Good to see my views on inflation being put to #BoE Governor Bailey on @BBCr4today this morning. He was pretty dismissive but you would expect that. Ex-MPC members are not acknowledged by the BoE hierarchy unless they toe the party line!
Andrew Sentance Mon 15 Mar 2021 10:30

Very good to see the gov’t launching a bus strategy, but outside the major cities, bus fares are prohibitive and services very infrequent. Travelling around #Hertfordshire by bus is very difficult as a result.
Andrew Sentance Mon 15 Mar 2021 10:15

RT @Essex_Grouch: @asentance @nationalgriduk Can get a summary straight to your timeline from @myGridGB every few hours.
Andrew Sentance Sat 13 Mar 2021 08:48

RT @jhawksworth5: As @asentance says, GDP and the overall trade deficit in January were better than expected. But the falls in both export…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 10:07

The UK trade balance in services remained healthy in January with a surplus of £8.2bn, largely offsetting the goods deficit of 9.8bn. A very modest overall goods and services deficit of £1.6bn - less than 1 percent of monthly GDP. Panic over about the latest trade statistics!
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 08:37

RT @HowardArcherUK: #UK #GDP contracted significantly less than feared at 2.9% month-on-month in January; consensus had been for a drop aro…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 08:07

UK #GDP in January better than expected. But still the lowest level of activity recorded since last June.
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 07:37