NOO | The economic burden of obesity 1 Executive summary Estimates of the direct NHS costs of treating overweight and obesity, and related morbidity in England have ranged a from Â£479.3 million in 1998 1 to Â£4.2 billion in 2007.ne such report â Healthy c. The 4 fold increase in the cost of treating obesity was attributable largely to increased drug costs. d. Â£390 million â Â£435 million of the increase is due to the inclusion of new obesity related diseases.
In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.[1] When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation reflects a reduction in the purchasing power per unit of money â a loss of real value in the medium of ...
The YOY inflation rate was 2.0 percent, while the core inflation rate was 1.9 percent. August: Deflation raised its ugly head, as prices dropped 0.1 percent in August. Lower energy prices were to blame, including a 2.7 percent drop in gas prices. YOY prices rose 1.7 percent, as did the core rate.