(S (S (ADVP (RB Meanwhile)) (COMMA ,) (S (NP (BASENP (DT the) (JJ underlying) (NN rate)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (NN RPI)))) (VP (VP (VP (VBD increased) (PP (IN from) (BASENP (NN 3.8) (NN %)))) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NN 4.6) (NN %)))) (PP (IN over) (BASENP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN period)))))) (PERIOD .))