Inflation forecasts will be revised down, if anything automatically, as the result
of lower oil prices -LRB--37 % between the mid-November and mid-February cut - off dates) and a stronger trade -
weighted currency (+5.1 % for the EUR EER - 38, although the index has eased by 3.5 % from its peak).
The Department
of Consumer Protection is charged with ensuring a fair and equitable marketplace for consumers through various initiatives including scam alert and protections, licensing
of plumbers and electrical engineers, helping consumers find the
lowest gasoline and
oil prices, ensuring accuracy
of weights and measures, protecting consumers from the sale
of unsafe children's products and other programs aimed to ensure fairness to Westchester's consumers.