现在，该指数已接近英国央行的官方目标2%。

It is now approaching the Bank of England's official target of 2%.

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通胀也有所缓解，回落到央行官方目标3%以下，很大程度上归功于蔬菜和水果价格的降低。

Inflation also eased, falling back below the central bank's official target of 3%, thanks partly to cheaper fruit and vegetables.

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即便如此，信贷增长仍达到21.7%，远高于17%的官方目标，这意味着需要出台更多收紧措施，以遏制通胀。

Even so, credit growth is still running at 21.7 per cent, well above the 17 per cent official target, meaning that more tightening measures will be needed to head off inflation.

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