Central bank holds rates as inflation cools for a fourth month
Policymakers signalled patience, noting that services inflation remains above the level consistent with the target.
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Policymakers signalled patience, noting that services inflation remains above the level consistent with the target.
Three of the four largest sellers reported sequential growth, ending a run of contraction that began last year.
The review recommends publishing waiting times weekly, a change operators have resisted for two years.
Both have thirty days to respond. Neither has commented beyond confirming receipt.
Enforcement statistics are published annually and read by almost nobody. That is a choice, not an accident.
Milder weather and higher storage levels account for most of the fall, according to two analysts.
The selectors kept faith with the group that drew the last series, despite calls for two changes.
The bottleneck is capacity, not intent, and legislating against intent will not create capacity.
Volumes held up while values fell, a pattern consistent with switching to cheaper brands.
The current marks were set before two rule changes that affected times in the shorter events.