The same decline can be seen in the US harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) for the total population, which is comparable with the UK CPI measure targeted by the Bank of England and the Monetary Union Index of Consumer Prices targeted by the European Central Bank. It shows a drop from 2.46% in February to 1.98% in March, and the core measure (HICP less food and energy) a drop from 1.55% to 1.25%. Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney suddenly became a fan of the HICP when he was offered much higher remuneration as Governor of the Bank of England. A better inflation measure for the US Fed would be the total HICP with an owner-occupied housing component based on net acquisitions. This would show a lot more inflation than the total HICP. Housing prices, as measured by the national Case-Shiller index rose by 5.9% in January, with a February forecast of 6.0%.