The Office for National Statistics calculates CPI, RPI and CPIH each month. What are they and what do they reveal about UK ...

The author would like to acknowledge the help of Andrew Baldwin, a member of the Royal Statistical Society's RPI CPI User Group. A Better Inflation Indicator, Andrew Baldwin, 2011.

But for reasons best known to the ONS it didn’t, although it did introduce yet another index, the RPIJ, which used the CPI methodology. Trustees need to ensure that the correct benefits are paid, not ...

Differences between RPI and CPI There are two main differences between RPI and CPI. The first relates to the basket of goods. The second is the methodology. There are a number of differences between ...

What is the difference between CPI and core CPI? "Inflation is cooling, but the path down is still expected to be bumpy and littered with potholes," says Diane Swonk, chief economist of KPMG Economics ...

However, the issue I was trying to highlight was that RPI is invariably higher than CPI however the calculation is made. In June 2010, when the this coalition government came to power the decision ...