The rise in immigration after the expansion of the EU in 2004 could be one of the most important developments in the UK economy in recent years. But we doubt that this rise has been fully captured in the official data. Our own estimate of immigration suggests that it has played a much bigger role in keeping a lid on inflationary pressures in the labour market than official figures suggest.
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