Measures of inflation

Published By GOV.UK [English], Tue, Aug 24, 2021 7:35 AM


Inflation is a key indicator of the health of an economy but with no single approach to measuring inflation, there’s debate about which methodology is most appropriate. In this blog we look at the outcome of a consultation to reform the UK’s longest standing measure of inflation, the Retail Price Index (RPI). Measures of Price Inflation: RPI, CPI, and CPIH.

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