Six in 10 describe inflation as a very serious problem.
Cosmological local observables are at best statistically determined by the fundamental theory describing inflation.
The physics they develop to describe inflation must now fit inside that parameter.
It describes inflation as "worryingly low, including in the core countries".
One of the pioneers of inflationary theory, the American Alan Guth, describes inflation "as sort of the bang in the Big Bang".
Ross Walker at Royal Bank of Scotland described the inflation figures as a "huge shock".
The central bank described its inflation goal as a "price stability target".
While some have described negative inflation as a sign of economic fragility, the chancellor, George Osborne, sought to play down fears that the UK had slipped into deflation.
"While we don't want to see prices rising too fast, the current situation is necessary for the development of our economy and cannot be described as inflation".
"While we don't want to see prices rising too fast, the current situation is necessary for the development of our economy and can not be described as inflation," he said.
