Workplace Report March 2004

Pay and prices

Prices

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

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

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