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Prices

CPI inflation

The official annual CPI change describes a defined index, not any one household's costs.

Earnings

Real regular pay

ONS's CPIH-adjusted regular-pay growth series excludes bonuses and has its own reporting period.

Policy rate

Bank Rate

A Bank of England policy setting; it is not a mortgage or savings rate paid by every household.

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