Will UK inflation hit 6% this year?

Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 22nd Jan 5:56am PST
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Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Tue 14th Oct 2008 1:36am PST by theindependent

Changed Description Thu 6th Nov 2008 4:14pm PST by tisha: show details

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Suspended Wed 31st Dec 2008 3:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Thu 1st Jan 5:14am PST by orlin: No.

Settlement requested Mon 5th Jan 5:08am PST by hobbstacle: I want my money back! ;o)

Settlement requested Tue 20th Jan 2:14am PST by keyeshoveden: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7839023.stm

I htink you can settle as no.

Settlement requested Tue 20th Jan 3:17am PST by orlin: And as per settlement details, reported by The Independent:
3.1% annual rate of the UK inflation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/inflation-falls-sharply--but-less-than-expected-1451605.html

Settlement requested Tue 20th Jan 6:40am PST by madbuns: As reported on 20 Jan 2009 by the UK government, December inflation was 3.1%, lower than the 6.0% proposed by the question, making the answer no.

"http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=19"

Settlement requested Tue 20th Jan 10:28am PST by ianochaye: Announced as 3.1%

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=19

Settlement requested Thu 22nd Jan 3:42am PST by keyeshoveden: Did I send you a link for this? Do you need anything else? Ian

Settled as 'No' Thu 22nd Jan 5:56am PST by bayoubear: UK inflation rates actually declined over the last two months of the year, ending up at a 3.1% annual rate for December, down from 4.1% in November.

"Consumer price inflation dropped sharply in December to an annual rate of 3.1% from November's figure of 4.1%."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7839023.stm

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