Prices in the U.K.

[Jonathan Nitzan]

This long-term consumer price series shows that, after 1900, inflation changed in two important ways:

1. Magnitude: Until 1900, UK’s annual inflation rate averaged 0.4%. From 1900 onward, it averaged 4.0%.

2. Direction: Until 1900, consumer prices went up and down. From 1900 — with the exception of the great depression — they went only up.

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The reason for this change has had a lot to do with the new capitalist mode of power — specifically:

1. The emergence of large, government-backed corporate coalitions;

2. The rise of large-scale forward-looking capitalization/vendible capital;

3. The consolidation of full-cost/administered prices.

• This topic was modified 3 years ago by Jonathan Nitzan.
• This topic was modified 3 years ago by Jonathan Nitzan.
• This topic was modified 3 years ago by Jonathan Nitzan.

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