LONDON (MNI) – Below is a poll of analysts’ forecasts for the UK’s
August trade and September consumer price data, which are both due out
on Tuesday, Oct 12 at 0830 GMT.

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!Aug ! Aug ! ! !Sep ! ! ! !
!Goods! Total ! Sep ! Sep !Core !Sep !Sep ! Sep !
!Trade! Trade ! CPI ! CPI !CPI !RPI !RPI ! RPIX !
!Stg ! Stg ! m/m ! y/y !y/y !m/m !y/y ! y/y !
!bln ! bln ! % ch ! % ch !% ch !% ch !% ch ! % ch !
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Median forecast -8.0 -4.1 0.0 3.1 2.6 0.1 4.4 4.3
High forecast -7.0 -3.2 0.3 3.3 2.8 0.4 4.7 4.6
Low forecast -8.5 -4.7 -0.2 2.9 2.5 -0.1 4.2 4.1
Previous period -8.7 -4.9 0.5 3.1 2.8 0.4 4.7 4.7
Number responses 10 8 13 14 7 8 12 7
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4Cast -8.3 n/a 0.1 3.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Barclays Cap. -8.0 n/a 0.0 3.1 n/a 0.1 4.4 n/a
BNP Paribas -8.0 -4.0 0.0 3.1 n/a n/a 4.4 4.4
BoA-ML n/a n/a -0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Econ. -8.0 -4.5 0.0 3.0 2.6 0.0 4.3 4.2
Citi n/a -3.2 0.2 3.2 2.8 0.4 4.6 4.6
Commerzbank n/a n/a 0.1 3.1 n/a n/a 4.4 n/a
Global Insight -7.8 -4.1 0.3 3.1 2.7 0.1 4.4 n/a
Investec -7.7 -4.0 -0.1 2.9 2.5 0.0 4.3 4.3
JP Morgan n/a n/a n/a 3.0 2.5 n/a 4.5 4.4
Lloyds TSB -7.0 -3.5 -0.1 3.0 2.6 0.0 4.3 4.2
Nomura -8.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.6 n/a
RBS n/a n/a n/a 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Soc. Generale -8.2 -4.4 -0.2 2.9 2.6 -0.1 4.2 4.1
UBS -8.0 -4.7 0.2 3.3 n/a 0.4 4.7 n/a
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