Workplace Report December 2004

Pay and prices

Prices

Retail prices index (Jan 87=100) % annual increase % increase excluding mortgage payments

October 03 182.6 2.6 2.7

November 182.7 2.5 2.5

December 183.5 2.8 2.6

January 04 183.1 2.6 2.4

February 183.8 2.5 2.3

March 184.6 2.6 2.1

April 185.7 2.5 2.0

May 186.5 2.8 2.3

June 186.8 3.0 2.3

July 186.8 3.0 2.2

August 187.4 3.2 2.2

September 188.1 3.1 1.9

October 188.6 3.3 2.1

November 189.0 3.4 2.2