Prices

retail price index Jan 87=100 % annual increase %increase excl. mortgage payments 2001

February 172.0 2.7 1.9

March 172.2 2.3 1.9

April 173.1 1.8 2.0

May 174.2 2.1 2.4

June 174.4 1.9 2.4

July 173.3 1.6 2.2

August 174.0 2.1 2.6

September 174.6 1.7 2.3

October 174.3 1.6 2.3

November 173.6 0.9 1.8

December 173.4 0.7 1.9

2001

January 173.3 1.3 2.6

February 173.8 1.0 2.2

March 174.5 1.3 2.3