摘要:In 2005, the rise in consumer prices adjusted for taxes and excluding energy products (CPI-ATE) was
noticeably lower than projected in 2004. The deviation between the projections and actual developments
is primarily ascribable to a stronger-than-expected exchange rate and lower-than-projected wage growth.
After surprisingly low inflation at the beginning of the year, the projections published throughout 2005 were
closely in line with actual price developments. Capacity utilisation in the Norwegian economy, as measured
by the output gap, was somewhat lower than previously projected, but the deviation is small compared to
the considerable degree of uncertainty surrounding this projection.