Pay and prices
Prices
| Retail prices index (RPI), Jan ’87=100 | % annual increases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RPI | RPI excl. mortgages | ||
| April 2008 | 214.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| May | 215.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| June | 216.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| July | 216.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| August | 217.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| September | 218.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| October | 217.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| November | 216.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| December | 212.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Jan 2009 | 210.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| February | 211.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| March | 211.3 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| April | 211.5 | -1.2 | 1.7 |
| May | 212.8 | -1.1 | 1.6 |