Inflation Headed Below Zero

BMI View: Headline inflation looks set to fall into negative year-on-year territory in Q309, as base effects and weak consumer sentiment take the sting out of consumer prices. Should domestic demand fail to mount a significant comeback in the latter stages of the year, we caution that consumer price growth could come in lower than our below-consensus end-2009 projection of 1.50%.

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