BOE's Carney Criticizes Official U.K. Data

LONDON—Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney on Tuesday cast doubt on the quality of some economic data that officials receive from Britain’s statistics agency, including figures that feed into the central bank’s monthly decisions on interest rates.
In evidence to lawmakers, Mr. Carney said he was “much more comfortable” with the standard of economic data produced in Canada, where he served as head of the central bank before…

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