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Consumer Prices Index dataset: 1988-2003 snapshot

Catalogue reference: RG 77/2

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This record is about the Consumer Prices Index dataset: 1988-2003 snapshot dating from 1988-2003 in the series Office for National Statistics: Retail Prices Index (RPI) and Consumer Prices Index.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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RG 77/2

Title
Consumer Prices Index dataset: 1988-2003 snapshot
Date

1988-2003

Description
This dataset comprises a snapshot of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for the years 1988-2003. The CPI covers the following categories of goods and services: food and non-alcoholic beverages; alcoholic beverages and tobacco; clothing and footwear; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels; furniture, household equipment and maintenance; health; transport; communication; recreation and culture; education; restaurants and hotels; and miscellaneous goods and services. Compared with the RPI, the CPI has a shorter history. The official CPI series starts in January 1996, although estimates are available back to 1988. These estimates are included in the CPI dataset, described as 'reconstructed from available data'. Price levels in the CPI are expressed relative to the reference date 1996, when the index has a value of 100. (This compares to the reference date of January 1987 in the RPI). The dataset as downloaded from the ONS website originally comprised a mixture of both RPI and CPI data, held in 20 numbered indices. The dataset now consists of 8 tables.
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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference

CRDA/61/DS/2

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Public Record(s)

Access conditions

Open on Transfer

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Subjects
Topics
Clothing
Inflation
Oil and gas
Food and drink
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11521376/

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