Workplace Report April 2004

Pay and prices

Prices

Retail Prices Index (Jan 87=100) % annual increase % increase excluding mortgage payments

February 03 179.3 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

October 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