18 July 2014
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 2014 report shows:
- during the twelve months to June 2014 the All Items Retail Prices Index (RPI) for Jersey increased by 1.6% to stand at 158.1 (June 2000 = 100)
- the decrease in the annual rate of inflation was driven by the cost of Food and Leisure Goods; both groups saw lower rates of price increases, on average, over the twelve months to June 2014 compared with the twelve months to March 2014
- RPI(X) increased by 1.8% over the twelve months to June 2014; the annual rate of increase of RPI(X) in June 2014 was 0.1 pp lower than in March 2014
- the annual rates of increase of RPI Pensioners and RPI Low Income over the twelve months to June 2014 were 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively
- underlying inflation as measured by RPI(Y) increased by 1.6% over the twelve months to June 2014
Download Retail Prices Index report for June 2014 (size 328kb)
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