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Originally Posted by qed
Could somebody please tell me why inflation in the U.K. remains higher than some of the other developed countries?
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In short, it's mainly due to higher import prices caused by sterling's sharp depreciation over the past year.
The cost of non-oil goods imports to the UK actually rose by close to 15% in 2008. Obviously, with collapsing consumer demand, much of the increase was absorbed by companies, hurting their margins, rather than attempting to pass through to the end user.