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Consumer and Retail Price Indices (UK), January 2012

The latest National Statistics on Consumer Price Indices produced by the Office for National Statistics were released on 14 February 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

UK Statistics Authority website Statistics on Consumer Price, Retail Price and Retail Price (excluding mortgage interest payments) indices include data to January 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 17th January 2012.

The Consumer Price Index is an internationally comparable measure of inflation and is also used to compare inflation rates across the European Union.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2012:

  • In the 12 months to January 2012, the CPI rose by 3.6 per cent, down from 4.2 per cent for the 12 months to December 2011.
  • In January 2012, the CPI stood at 121.1 (2005=100).

The all items Retail Price Index (RPI) for January 2012:

  • In the 12 months to January 2012, the all items RPI rose by 3.9 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent for the 12 months to December 2011.
  • In January 2012, the all items RPI stood at 238.0 (January 1987=100).

The RPI excluding mortgage interest payments (RPIX) for January 2012:

  • In the 12 months to January 2012, the all items RPIX rose by 4.0 per cent, down from 5.0 per cent for the 12 months to December 2011.
  • In January 2012, the RPIX stood at 237.3 (January 1987=100).

Please see the following link to the Office for National Statistics website for the full release, along with additional information, tables and guides.

Further information

Office for National Statistics website: Consumer Price Indices

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5809
E-mail: economic.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

20 March 2012