Citizens can count on us to deliver price stability in the future as we have done over the past 12 years. This is important in terms of confidence, and confidence is the most precious ingredient for consolidating the economic recovery. Question: Stable and predictable inflation is one important issue when companies make investment decisions. Recently there has been prominent volatility in headline inflation rates.
an increasing concentration of middle-aged households with higher saving rates) had a strong influence over the change in saving behaviour during the period. When adjusted for changes in the age composition of households, the aggregate saving ratio in 2013 was only marginally lower than the unadjusted rate, implying that most of the (large increase) was due to economic factors.