The quality of the RPI
Dear Bank of England,
The Governor was quoted this week as saying that the RPI was "meritless". Can you please let me see the documents that he will have seen that allowed him to come to that conclusion?
Yours faithfully,
Simon Briscoe
Dear Mr Briscoe
We acknowledge receipt of your email dated 2 February below (our ref: V 239115).
We will reply in due course.
Yours sincerely
Information Access Team, Communications Directorate
Bank of England | Threadneedle Street | London EC2R 8AH | +44 20 3461 4878
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Dear Mr Briscoe
Please find attached a response to your email of 2 February below.
Yours sincerely
Information Access Team, Communications Directorate
Bank of England | Threadneedle Street | London EC2R 8AH | +44 20 3461 4878
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Dear Enquiries,
Thank you for the reply.
I do think that the description "meritless" and the word "errors" are stronger than words the ONS has used. The documents you list do not go that far. The Governor went further than the National Statistician.
Also, the RPI should not be covered by the exemption you note as RPI is expressly not the measure used in monetary policy - and has not been for many years.
I conclude that there must be something else that drives the Governor's thinking. Woudl you please share that with me?
Yours sincerely,
Simon Briscoe
Dear Mr Briscoe
We acknowledge receipt of your email dated 5 April (our ref V 243935).
We will reply in due course.
Yours sincerely
Information Access Team, Communications Directorate
Bank of England | Threadneedle Street | London EC2R 8AH | +44 20 3461 4878
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Dear Mr Briscoe
Thank you for your email.
We hope to respond to your enquiry next week.
Yours sincerely
Information Access Team, Communications Directorate
Bank of England | Threadneedle Street | London EC2R 8AH | +44 20 3461 4878
[Bank of England request email]
Dear Mr Briscoe
Please find attached a response to your email of 5 April below.
Yours sincerely
Information Access Team, Communications Directorate
Bank of England | Threadneedle Street | London EC2R 8AH | +44 20 3461 4878
[Bank of England request email]
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