Prices Indexes and Inflation

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• There are links to a vast amount of information about prices indexes and inflation at the UK National Statistics web site, including links to pages at the Office for National Statistics
• The pages below aim to speed your research by linking you to the most commonly sought data and by giving you brief explanatory guides
• Quick links to prices indexes and inflation data (latest, historical and forecasts)

Brief Guide to Indexes and Inflation

• Prices indexes (or 'price indices') are used to measure inflation
• There are several price indexes in the UK but the main ones are the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and the Retail Prices Index (RPI)
• Other prices indexes include the RPIX and the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Page last updated: 2nd December 2013