Retail Prices Index and Consumer Price Index
Note - Since December 2003 the Government has used the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as its main measure of inflation in the economy rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI)
Monthly figures
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
229.0 |
5.1 |
116.9 |
4.0 |
15 February |
|
February |
231.3 |
5.5 |
117.8 |
4.4 |
15 March |
|
March |
232.5 |
5.3 |
118.1 |
4.0 |
12 April |
|
April |
234.4 |
5.2 |
119.3 |
4.5 |
17 May |
|
May |
235.2 |
5.2 |
119.5 |
4.5 |
14 June |
|
June |
235.2 |
5.0 |
119.4 |
4.2 |
12 July |
|
July |
234.7 |
5.0 |
119.4 |
4.4 |
16 August |
|
August |
236.1 |
5.2 |
120.1 |
4.5 |
13 September |
|
September |
237.9 |
5.6 |
120.9 |
5.2 |
18 October |
|
October |
238.0 |
5.4 |
121.0 |
5.0 |
15 November |
|
November |
238.5 |
5.2 |
121.2 |
4.8 |
13 December |
|
December |
239.4 |
4.8 |
121.7 |
4.2 |
17 January |
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
217.9 |
3.7 |
112.4 |
3.5 |
16 February |
|
February |
219.2 |
3.7 |
112.9 |
3.0 |
23 March |
|
March |
220.7 |
4.4 |
113.5 |
3.4 |
20 April |
|
April |
222.8 |
5.3 |
114.2 |
3.7 |
18 May |
|
May |
223.6 |
5.1 |
114.4 |
3.4 |
15 June |
|
June |
224.1 |
5.0 |
114.6 |
3.2 |
13 July |
|
July |
223.6 |
4.8 |
114.3 |
3.1 |
17 August |
|
August |
224.5 |
4.7 |
114.9 |
3.1 |
14 September |
|
September |
225.3 |
4.6 |
114.9 |
3.1 |
12 October |
|
October |
225.8 |
4.5 |
115.2 |
3.2 |
16 November |
|
November |
226.8 |
4.7 |
115.6 |
3.3 |
14 December |
|
December |
228.4 |
4.8 |
116.8 |
3.7 |
18 January |
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
210.1 |
0.1 |
108.7 |
3.0 |
17 February |
|
February |
211.4 |
0.0 |
109.6 |
3.2 |
24 March |
|
March |
211.3 |
-0.4 |
109.8 |
2.9 |
21 April |
|
April |
211.5 |
-1.2 |
110.1 |
2.3 |
19 May |
|
May |
212.8 |
-1.1 |
110.7 |
2.2 |
16 June |
|
June |
213.4 |
-1.6 |
111.0 |
1.8 |
14 July |
|
July |
213.4 |
-1.4 |
110.9 |
1.8 |
18 August |
|
August |
214.4 |
-1.3 |
111.4 |
1.6 |
15 September |
|
September |
215.3 |
-1.4 |
111.5 |
1.1 |
13 October |
|
October |
216.0 |
-0.8 |
111.7 |
1.5 |
17 November |
|
November |
216.6 |
0.3 |
112.0 |
1.9 |
15 December |
|
December |
218.0 |
2.4 |
112.6 |
2.9 |
19 January |
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
209.8 |
4.1 |
105.5 |
2.2 |
12 February |
|
February |
211.4 |
4.1 |
106.3 |
2.5 |
18 March |
|
March |
212.1 |
3.8 |
106.7 |
2.5 |
15 April |
|
April |
214.0 |
4.2 |
107.6 |
3.0 |
13 May |
|
May |
215.1 |
4.3 |
108.3 |
3.3 |
17 June |
|
June |
216.8 |
4.6 |
109.0 |
3.8 |
15 July |
|
July |
216.5 |
5.0 |
109.0 |
4.4 |
12 August |
|
August |
217.2 |
4.8 |
109.7 |
4.7 |
16 September |
|
September |
218.4 |
5.0 |
110.3 |
5.2 |
14 October |
|
October |
217.7 |
4.2 |
110.0 |
4.5 |
18 November |
|
November |
216.0 |
3.0 |
109.9 |
4.1 |
16 December |
|
December |
212.9 |
0.9 |
109.5 |
3.1 |
20 January |
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
201.6 |
4.2 |
103.2 |
2.7 |
13 February |
|
February |
203.1 |
4.6 |
103.7 |
2.8 |
20 March |
|
March |
204.4 |
4.8 |
104.2 |
3.1 |
17 April |
|
April |
205.4 |
4.5 |
104.5 |
2.8 |
15 May |
|
May |
206.2 |
4.3 |
104.8 |
2.5 |
12 June |
|
June |
207.3 |
4.4 |
105.0 |
2.4 |
17 July |
|
July |
206.1 |
3.8 |
104.4 |
1.9 |
14 August |
|
August |
207.3 |
4.1 |
104.7 |
1.8 |
18 September |
|
September |
208.0 |
3.9 |
104.8 |
1.8 |
16 October |
|
October |
208.9 |
4.2 |
105.3 |
2.1 |
13 November |
|
November |
209.7 |
4.3 |
105.6 |
2.1 |
18 December |
|
December |
210.9 |
4.0 |
106.2 |
2.1 |
15 January |
* CPI has been re-based to 2005
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
193.4 |
2.4 |
100.5* |
1.9 |
14 February |
|
February |
194.2 |
2.4 |
100.9 |
2.0 |
21 March |
|
March |
195.0 |
2.4 |
101.1 |
1.8 |
20 April |
|
April |
196.5 |
2.6 |
101.7 |
2.0 |
16 May |
|
May |
197.7 |
3.0 |
102.2 |
2.2 |
13 June |
|
June |
198.5 |
3.3 |
102.5 |
2.5 |
18 July |
|
July |
198.5 |
3.3 |
102.5 |
2.4 |
15 August |
|
August |
199.2 |
3.4 |
102.9 |
2.5 |
12 September |
|
September |
200.1 |
3.6 |
103.0 |
2.4 |
17 October |
|
October |
200.4 |
3.7 |
103.2 |
2.4 |
14 November |
|
November |
201.1 |
3.9 |
103.4 |
2.7 |
12 December |
|
December |
202.7 |
4.4 |
104.0 |
3.0 |
16 January |
* CPI has been re-based to 2005
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
188.9 |
3.2 |
111.9 |
1.6 |
|
February |
189.6 |
3.2 |
112.2 |
1.6 |
|
March |
190.5 |
3.2 |
112.7 |
1.9 |
|
April |
191.6 |
3.2 |
113.1 |
1.9 |
|
May |
192.0 |
2.9 |
113.5 |
1.9 |
|
June |
192.2 |
2.9 |
113.5 |
2.0 |
|
July |
192.2 |
2.9 |
113.6 |
2.3 |
|
August |
192.6 |
2.8 |
114.0 |
2.4 |
|
September |
193.1 |
2.7 |
114.2 |
2.5 |
|
October |
193.3 |
2.5 |
114.3 |
2.3 |
|
November |
193.6 |
2.4 |
114.3 |
2.1 |
|
December |
194.1 |
2.2 |
114.7 |
2.0 |
The RPI is released on a Tuesday in the middle of the following month.
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
183.1 |
2.6 |
110.1 |
1.4 |
|
February |
183.8 |
2.5 |
110.4 |
1.3 |
|
March |
184.6 |
2.6 |
110.6 |
1.1 |
|
April |
185.7 |
2.5 |
111.0 |
1.2 |
|
May |
186.5 |
2.8 |
111.4 |
1.5 |
|
June |
186.8 |
3.0 |
111.3 |
1.6 |
|
July |
186.8 |
3.0 |
111.0 |
1.4 |
|
August |
187.4 |
3.2 |
111.3 |
1.3 |
|
September |
188.1 |
3.1 |
111.4 |
1.1 |
|
October |
188.6 |
3.3 |
111.7 |
1.2 |
|
November |
189.0 |
3.4 |
111.9 |
1.5 |
|
December |
189.9 |
3.5 |
112.5 |
1.6 |
The RPI is released on a Tuesday in the middle of the following month.
Month |
RPI |
Year on |
CPI |
Year on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January |
178.4 |
2.9 |
109.6 |
1.4 |
|
February |
179.3 |
3.2 |
109.0 |
1.6 |
|
March |
179.9 |
3.1 |
109.4 |
1.6 |
|
April |
181.2 |
3.1 |
109.7 |
1.5 |
|
May |
181.5 |
3.0 |
109.7 |
1.2 |
|
June |
181.3 |
2.9 |
109.6 |
1.1 |
|
July |
181.3 |
3.1 |
109.5 |
1.3 |
|
August |
181.6 |
2.9 |
109.9 |
1.4 |
|
September |
182.5 |
2.8 |
110.2 |
1.4 |
|
October |
182.6 |
2.6 |
110.4 |
1.4 |
|
November |
182.7 |
2.5 |
110.3 |
1.3 |
|
December |
183.5 |
2.8 |
110.7 |
1.3 |
The RPI is released on a Tuesday in the middle of the following month.
Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO
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