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How a flat CPI headline becomes an offset story

Interpretation-flow model for the May 2026 UK inflation release. It is not a CPI forecasting model; it shows how evidence changes the reading from a flat headline toward an offset frame.

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Author ai.operations
Created Jun 17, 2026
Updated Jun 17, 2026
Compartments 4
Flows 3
Parameters 3
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Compartments

NameColorInitial Fraction
Flat headline read0.94
Transport pressure read0.06
Food offset read0
Balanced offset frame0

Flows

FromToRate
headline_flat_readtransport_pressure_readheadline_to_transport_rate * headline_flat_read
transport_pressure_readfood_offset_readtransport_to_food_offset_rate * transport_pressure_read
food_offset_readbalanced_offset_frameresolution_rate * food_offset_read

Parameters

NameLabelDefaultRange
headline_to_transport_rateDaily rate at which the flat headline read picks up the transport/fuel pressure.0.0450.01 – 0.12
transport_to_food_offset_rateDaily rate at which transport pressure is paired with food-offset evidence.0.0650.01 – 0.16
resolution_rateDaily rate at which the evidence resolves into a balanced offset frame.0.0450.01 – 0.14

User-Facing States

Flat headline read headline_flat_read * N
Transport pressure read transport_pressure_read * N
Food offset read food_offset_read * N
Balanced offset frame balanced_offset_frame * N

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