mpc: 26 There was little evidence of second-round effects on earnings growth from the rise in energy
prices; wage settlements and earnings growth remained benign. Inflation expectations data would
need to be monitored carefully. There had been news that retail gas price increases were a little larger
and would come through a little faster than assumed last month. But looking further ahead, the latest
cost and price data did not materially change the view reached at the time of the
Inflation Report.
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