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CPI slightly higher again

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  • CPI a tenth higher than expected on both headline and core measures at 5.5%Y/Y and 4.4%Y/Y respectively.
  • Clothing and footwear look at first glance to be one of the drivers, with other upward movements from furniture and household goods.
  • The ONS notes on clothing and footwear that "the 2.9% fall in prices in January 2022 was smaller than the 4.8% fall a year earlier." This increased annual CPI by 0.19ppt in Jan.
  • "It is the smallest monthly fall for clothing and footwear prices in January since the National Statistic series began in February 2005, and the smallest since 1990 in the constructed historical series when it stood at negative 2.1%.": ONS
  • RPI saw a larger upside surprise than CPI again (4ppts above consensus) and was last higher in March 1991.
  • Market reaction rather muted, but expect there will be some downside pressure on SONIA futures at the open.

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