Prices

retail price index Jan 87=100 %annual increase %increase excl. mortgage payments

August 02 176.4 1.4 1.9

September 177.6 1.7 2.1

October 177.9 2.1 2.3

November 178.2 2.6 2.8

December 178.5 2.9 2.7

January 03 178.4 2.9 2.7

February 179.3 3.2 3.0

March 179.9 3.1 3.0

April 181.2 3.1 3.0

May 181.5 3.0 2.9

June 181.3 2.9 2.8

July 181.3 3.1 2.9

August 181.6 2.9 2.9

September 182.5 2.8 2.8