No no no no no!

[wellinghall]

The Retail Prices Index has not fallen to its lowest level on record. The rate of increase in the RPI has, but the Index itself hasn't! Grrr!

Comments

[malaheed.livejournal.com]

Statistics are something that most newspaper types have never got around to understand - except when they can figure out a way to grab a headline.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I expect better of the BBC, though. (I don't know why I expect better of them, but I still do).

[adaese.livejournal.com]

Lampreys: 1 groat
Butt of Malmsey: 4 groats
Indulgence: 1 noble
Castle: 500 marks

[garamondbophin.livejournal.com]

I'll take a castle, then, and as many butts of Malmsey as will fit inside, whilst still allowing room to move from one to the other and collapse in between...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

As opposed to collapsing in one? ;-)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Ah, but how do those prices compare to last year's? ;-)

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Or alternatively, consumer inflation as measured by the RPI has fallen to its lowest level. But yes, I take your point.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yes, that would be an entirely reasonable way of putting it.

[king-pellinor.livejournal.com]

"Or alternatively... the RPI has fallen to its lowest level."

Isn't that what he said? ;-)