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Loo roll index

Penny Brooks

24th March 2015

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On a day with some pretty significant economic news, this item might well pass you by. But consider the macroeconomic implications of the fact that sales of luxury toilet roll in the UK have been growing by 12 percent year on year.

developed countries experiencing rapid economic growth, like the UK and US are at present,

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Penny Brooks

Formerly Head of Business and Economics and now Economics teacher, Business and Economics blogger and presenter for Tutor2u, and private tutor

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