Comments on: Deflationary food for thought

By: Rents rise by 1% in January - Page 2

Rents rise by 1% in January - Page 2 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:59:24 +0000

[...] Originally Posted by Bi ciuin The idea that we are in defaltion has long been a false truth, and yes whilst some things are cheaper other things are not. Hopefully not too far off topic, but if you are happy to hold this position, you should be equally happy to hold the opposite – i.e. that in times of 'inflation', e.g. the height of our boom, the price of many goods and services is actually falling, e.g. clothes and communications. [...]

By: Rents hit their lowest level in a decade | Ronan Lyons

Rents hit their lowest level in a decade | Ronan Lyons — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:33:44 +0000

[...] as well as increased healthcare costs. Trends across a range of prices from 2003 are shown below. (Long-standing readers of the blog will not be surprised by the trends in clothes and household goods.) Fall in rents, compared with [...]

By: Who cares about measuring inflation correctly? Taxpayers should | Ronan Lyons

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:02:33 +0000

[...] least bit worried). If you think computers are alone in this, you might be interested to know that clothes now in Ireland are as cheap in nominal terms as they were in 1980. But I digress slightly. The take-away point is that when it comes to prices, every single [...]

By: Real interest rates, Ireland's property market, falling house prices | Ronan Lyons

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:10:00 +0000

[...] couple of week ago, I discussed the different inflationary paths across the various sectors of the Irish economy. Among the most interesting trends were that publicly dominated sectors – education and health – [...]