Boomtime: Britain bounces back....

gazter

unemployment is not rising.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

gazter wrote: »

unemployment is not rising.

Indeed.

Unemployment is falling, employment is rising.

Jolly good news all around.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Generali wrote: »

Things actually look pretty good for the UK to me.

Me too.

Normal cyclical recovery now ongoing, helped greatly by the recent repairs to restore functionality to the mortgage markets.

Road_Hog

• gazter wrote: »

  unemployment is not rising.

Maybe not officially, there's many ways to fudge the figures, but the reality is that unemployment is rising, as is under employment and wages are stagnat at best and decreasing in many industries.

Open your eyes.

Road_Hog

Generali wrote: »

Perhaps you're thinking of US core inflation...? UK inflation figures include food and energy prices:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/prices/cpi-and-rpi/cpi-and-rpi--updating-weights/index.html

Food and non-alcoholic beverages 10.6%
Housing, water, electricity and gas 13.7%

If you search the ONS website you can find the break down right to the level of types of food etc.

Things actually look pretty good for the UK to me. Spending is coming under control having gotten completely out of control over the last decade under Labour. The economy is on the up which is the other piece of the jigsaw towards fixing the finances of the Government. The Tories seem to have committed to further reducing he size of the British Government through to 2020 if they win the next election, something that is looking increasingly likely:

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/voting-intention-2

I was being cycnical with regards to what the government reports and the actual reality. If I remember correctly, you're not UK based. Forget government stats, in the real world inflation is above 5% and probably nearer to 10%.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Road_Hog wrote: »

, in the real world inflation is above 5% and probably nearer to 10%.

Tosh.

We track our spending, and in the real world, the rate of inflation we're seeing as a household is around 2%.

Graham_Devon

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Tosh.

We track our spending, and in the real world, the rate of inflation we're seeing as a household is around 2%.

Great, but you don't even spend on fuel as the company pays it all, so you've stated.

You've got a company car. Company supplied laptops apparently.

You've spent around 83p on the house since buying it as you don't do DIY, apparently.

You don't even have kids.

I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but you are hardly the average household.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Great, but you don't even spend on fuel as the company pays it all, so you've stated.

You've got a company car. Company supplied laptops apparently.

You've spent around 83p on the house since buying it as you don't do DIY, apparently.

You don't even have kids.

I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but you are hardly the average household.

Wow.

So all of that out of the picture, meaning we spend most of our money on items you lot always claim are increasing faster, like food, booze, etc, yet our inflation rate is still only around 2%.

Good to know. :beer:

Road_Hog

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Tosh.

We track our spending, and in the real world, the rate of inflation we're seeing as a household is around 2%.

There is a slight flaw in your statement, as a challenge to mine. Just because your personal rate of inflation is 2% that doesn't mean that that equates to the real national average.

If you think that the main outgoings like food and fuel/energy are running at 2%, then you must have had a lobotomy.

Graham_Devon

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Wow.

So all of that out of the picture, meaning we spend most of our money on items you lot always claim are increasing faster, like food, booze, etc, yet our inflation rate is still only around 2%.

Good to know. :beer:

I've never actually seen anyone claim booze is "increasing faster". If anything, it's getting cheaper, is it not?

What I meant was, if it requires explaining again, you are hardly typical, considering you don't buy fuel, don't pay for any car stuff, don't have kids and therefore don't have any care fees and apparently, don't ever spend anything on your house.

You don't rent...not sure if you have a mortgage or not.

Yet even though you don't buy any of that stuff the majority would buy, your inflation rate is still 2%. Suggesting others who do pay for all the stuff you are sheltered from, are seeing higher inflation rates.

Plus, I'd imagine, from your posts stating you eat in Yo Sushi instead of the local chippy, your inflation is pretty damn easy to monitor and reduce.