17 July 2015
The All Items Retail Prices Index (RPI) is the main measure of inflation in Jersey. It measures the change from quarter to quarter in the price of the goods and services purchased by an average household in Jersey.
The June 2015 report shows:
- during the twelve months to June 2015 the All Items Retail Prices Index (RPI) for Jersey increased by 0.9% to stand at 159.6 (June 2000 = 100)
- the increase in the RPI over the twelve months to March 2015 was 0.6%; hence, the annual rate of inflation rose by 0.3 percentage points in the latest quarter
- the largest contributor to this rise in the annual rate of inflation was the cost of motoring, which increased, on average, over the twelve months to June 2015, having decreased over the twelve months to March 2015
- RPI(X) increased by 1.0% over the twelve months to June 2015 and underlying inflation, as measured by RPI(Y), increased by 1.0 % over the same period
- the annual rates of increase of RPI Pensioners and RPI Low Income over the twelve months to June 2015 were 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively
- the annual rates of increase of all consumer price indices were greater over the twelve months to June 2015 than over the twelve months to March 2015
Download June 2015 Retail prices Index report (size 625kb)
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