In terms of the trend change in prices, with medium- to long-term inflation expectations likely to be stable, the year-on-year rate of  BIS Review 46/2010  1  decline in the CPI (excluding fresh food) is expected to continue to moderate as the aggregate supply and demand balance improves gradually.
It is also important that you, the auditors, stay focused on your core task – audit – and do not give lower priority to audit quality in favour of consultancy services – although they may appear to be more profitable in the short term. The relationship between a firm and its auditor is a client relationship.