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Can we trust our economic data anymore?

30 March 2025

8:12 PM

30 March 2025

8:12 PM

Britain’s economic outlook may have been skewed by bad data – and it could be costing billions. Wage data pored over by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to be revised in the coming weeks – and the implications could be serious.

The nine economists who decide the country’s interest rates – currently at 4.5

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