Thanks to The Register, here is a nice graph of the decline of manufacturing in the UK since 1945. You'll notice one small problem with the "decline" bit.
Aaaah, so any items that are sold are weighted at the price that those items would have sold for in 2000? Must be tricky for electronics, but it does make sense.
Re: Inflation
Date: 2010-02-22 03:04 pm (UTC)Ok, that makes me a lot happier. Thanks!
Re: Inflation
Date: 2010-02-22 03:17 pm (UTC)