Finance
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
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January
245.8
3.3
124.4
2.7
12 February
-
February
247.6
3.2
125.2
2.8
19 March
-
March
248.7
3.3
125.6
2.8
16 April
-
April
249.5
2.9
125.9
2.4
21 May
-
May
18 June
-
June
July
-
July
August
-
August
September
-
September
October
-
October
November
-
November
December
-
December
January
-
January
238.0
3.9
121.1
3.6
14 February
-
February
239.9
3.7
121.8
3.4
20 March
-
March
240.8
3.6
122.2
3.5
17 April
-
April
242.5
3.5
122.9
3.0
22 May
-
May
242.4
3.1
122.8
2.8
19 June
-
June
241.8
2.8
122.3
2.4
17 July
-
July
242.1
3.2
122.5
2.6
14 August
-
August
243.0
2.9
123.1
2.5
18 September
-
September
244.2
2.6
123.5
2.2
16 October
-
October
245.6
3.2
124.2
2.7
13 November
-
November
245.6
3.0
124.4
2.7
18 December
-
December
246.8
3.1
125.0
2.7
15 January
Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO
On 13 January 1987 the General Index of Retail Prices reverted to the base of 100. All RPI figures have been converted to the 13 January 1987 base. Using the old base of 15 January 1974 the equivalent figure for 13 January 1987 is 394.5.
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