8  BIS Review 47/2010  As of January 2010, the median outlook for the core CPI by the seven Policy Board members was minus 1.5 percent in fiscal 2009, minus 0.5 percent in fiscal 2010, and minus 0.2 percent in fiscal 2011.
The other nice thing about cash is that it will still work even during power blackouts or cyber attacks. As a consequence, bank notes will probably always be around to some degree, if only as a contingency for unusual events.