Retail Price Index

Retail Prices Index as at 15 July 2008

The next figures are due to be released on 12 August 2008

Retail Prices Index

	ALL ITEMS RETAIL PRICES INDEX				*All Items Exc. Mortgage Interest Payments (RPIX)*
Date	Jan 1987 = 100	Jan 1974 = 100	% increase on previous year	% increase on previous month	Jan 1987 = 100	% increase on previous year


Aug 2005	192.6	759.8	2.8	0.2	188.6	2.3
Sep 2005	193.1	761.8	2.7	0.3	189.3	2.5
Oct 2005	193.3	762.6	2.5	0.1	189.5	2.4
Nov 2005	193.6	763.8	2.4	0.2	189.7	2.3
Dec 2005	194.1	765.7	2.2	0.2	190.2	2.0
Average Annual Increase			2.8%			2.3%

Jan 2006	193.4	763.0	2.4	-0.4	189.4	2.3
Feb 2006	194.2	766.1	2.4	0.4	190.1	2.3
Mar 2006	195.0	769.3	2.4	0.4	190.8	2.1
Apr 2006	196.5	775.2	2.6	0.8	192.3	2.4
May 2006	197.7	779.9	3.0	0.6	193.6	2.9
Jun 2006	198.5	783.1	3.3	0.4	194.2	3.1
Jul 2006	198.5	783.1	3.3	0.0	194.2	3.1
Aug 2006	199.2	785.8	3.4	0.4	194.9	3.3
Sep 2006	200.1	789.4	3.6	0.5	195.3	3.2
Oct 2006	200.4	790.6	3.7	0.2	195.5	3.2
Nov 2006	201.1	793.3	3.9	0.3	196.2	3.4
Dec 2006	202.7	799.7	4.4	0.8	197.4	3.8
Average Annual Increase			3.2%			2.9%

Jan 2007	201.6	795.3	4.2	-0.5	196.1	3.5
Feb 2007	203.1	801.2	4.6	0.7	197.1	3.7
Mar 2007	204.4	806.4	4.8	0.6	198.3	3.9
Apr 2007	205.4	810.3	4.5	0.5	199.3	3.6
May 2007	206.2	813.5	4.3	0.4	200.0	3.3
Jun 2007	207.3	817.8	4.4	0.5	200.7	3.3
Jul 2007	206.1	813.1	3.8	-0.6	199.4	2.7
Aug 2007	207.3	817.8	4.1	0.6	200.1	2.7
Sep 2007	208.0	820.6	3.9	0.3	200.8	2.8
Oct 2007	208.9	824.1	4.2	0.4	201.6	3.1
Nov 2007	209.7	827.3	4.3	0.4	202.4	3.2
Dec 2007	210.9	832.0	4.0	0.6	203.5	3.1
Average Annual Increase			4.3%			3.2%

Jan 2008	209.8	827.7	4.1	-0.5	202.7	3.4
Feb 2008	211.4	834.0	4.1	0.8	204.3	3.7
Mar 2008	212.1	836.7	3.8	0.3	205.3	3.5
Apr 2008	214.0	844.2	4.2	0.9	207.2	4.0
May 2008	215.1	848.6	4.3	0.5	208.7	4.4
June 2008	216.8	855.3	4.6	0.8	210.4	4.8

This information is provided by the Information Department of EEF West Midlands from which RPI forecasts are available upon request – ‘phone 0121 456 2222.