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Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Rent Calculator

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of inflation published monthly by the Office for National Statistics. The CPI is usually published on or about the 17th day of each month for the previous month. Clicking a year will reveal the monthly index figures for that particular year.
Category    Category    Category    
1988
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
48.4
48.6
48.7
49.3
49.5
49.7
49.7
49.9
50.1
50.3
50.5
50.6
1989
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
50.8
51.0
51.2
51.9
52.2
52.3
52.3
52.4
52.7
53.1
53.3
53.4
1990
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
53.6
54.0
54.2
55.2
55.7
55.9
55.8
56.4
57.0
57.4
57.7
57.9
1991
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
57.4
57.7
57.9
59.9
60.3
60.6
60.5
60.9
61.1
61.3
61.5
61.6
1992
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
61.4
61.7
62.0
62.7
62.9
62.9
62.6
62.7
62.9
63.1
63.1
63.2
1993
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
62.8
63.2
63.6
64.3
64.5
64.5
64.2
64.5
64.8
64.7
64.6
64.7
1994
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
64.5
64.8
65.0
65.5
65.8
65.8
65.4
65.7
65.8
65.7
65.7
66.0
1995
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
66.0
66.3
66.7
67.0
67.4
67.4
67.1
67.4
67.7
67.6
67.6
68.0
1996
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
67.8
68.1
68.4
68.7
68.9
69.0
68.6
68.9
69.3
69.3
69.3
69.5
1997
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
69.2
69.4
69.5
69.8
70.0
70.2
69.9
70.3
70.6
70.6
70.6
70.7
1998
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
70.3
70.5
70.7
71.1
71.4
71.3
71.0
71.2
71.5
71.5
71.6
71.8
1999
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
71.4
71.5
71.9
72.2
72.4
72.3
71.9
72.1
72.4
72.3
72.4
72.6
2000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
71.9
72.2
72.3
72.6
72.8
72.9
72.5
72.5
73.1
73.1
73.2
73.2
2001
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
72.6
72.7
73.0
73.4
74.0
74.1
73.6
73.9
74.1
73.9
73.8
74.0
2002
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
73.7
73.8
74.1
74.4
74.6
74.6
74.4
74.6
74.8
74.9
74.9
75.2
2003
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
74.7
75.0
75.3
75.5
75.5
75.4
75.3
75.6
75.9
76.0
75.9
76.2
2004
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
75.8
76.0
76.1
76.4
76.6
76.6
76.4
76.6
76.7
76.9
77.0
77.4
2005
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
77.0
77.2
77.5
77.8
78.1
78.1
78.2
78.4
78.6
78.7
78.7
78.9
2006
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
78.5
78.8
78.9
79.4
79.9
80.1
80.0
80.4
80.5
80.6
80.8
81.3
2007
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
80.6
81.0
81.4
81.6
81.8
82.0
81.5
81.8
81.9
82.3
82.5
83.0
2008
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
82.4
83.0
83.4
84.0
84.6
85.2
85.1
85.7
86.1
85.9
85.8
85.5
2009
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
84.9
85.6
85.8
86.0
86.4
86.7
86.7
87.0
87.1
87.2
87.5
88.0
2010
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
87.8
88.2
88.7
89.2
89.4
89.5
89.3
89.8
89.8
90.0
90.3
91.2
2011
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
91.3
92.0
92.2
93.2
93.4
93.3
93.3
93.8
94.4
94.5
94.6
95.1
2012
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
94.6
95.1
95.4
96.0
95.9
95.5
95.6
96.1
96.5
97.0
97.2
97.6
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
97.1
97.8
98.1
98.3
98.5
98.3
98.3
98.7
99.1
99.1
99.2
99.6
2014
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
99.0
99.5
99.7
100.1
100.0
100.2
99.9
100.2
100.3
100.4
100.1
100.1
2015
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
99.3
99.5
99.7
99.9
100.1
100.2
100.0
100.3
100.2
100.3
100.3
100.3
2016
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
99.5
99.8
100.2
100.2
100.4
100.6
100.6
100.9
101.1
101.2
101.4
101.9
2017
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
101.4
102.1
102.5
102.9
103.3
103.3
103.2
103.8
104.1
104.2
104.6
104.9
2018
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
104.4
104.9
105.0
105.4
105.8
105.8
105.8
106.5
106.6
106.7
107.0
107.1
2019
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
106.3
106.8
107.0
107.6
107.9
107.9
107.9
108.4
108.5
108.3
108.5
108.5
2020
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
108.2
108.6
108.6
108.5
108.5
108.6
109.1
108.6
109.1
109.1
108.9
109.2

2021
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
109.0
109.1
109.4
110.1
110.8
111.3
111.3
112.1
112.4
113.6
114.5
115.1
2022
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
114.9
115.8
117.1
120.0
120.8
121.8
122.5
123.1
123.8
126.2
126.7
127.2
2023
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
126.4
127.9
128.9
130.4
131.3
131.5
130.9
131.3
132.0
132.0
131.7
132.2
2024
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
131,5
132.3
133.0
Next release 22 May 2024

How to use the CPI and Rent Calculator.


The pre-set display is for example only. When you click in a field, the pre-set will disappear. The calculator is for information only: no details will be stored.

To calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI) percentage change, enter the CPI figures for the start and end months. The percentage change for that period will be displayed. It's not necessary to enter either the start month/year or end month/year: that information is for your convenience.

To find out how much the rent should be to at least keep pace with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), enter the rent per annum that you are receiving/paying at present. The adjusted rent will be displayed. (The rent per month or any other period of time will work as well.) In the 'rent per annum' field, the figure may be entered with or without a £ sign or any commas, but the rent must be rounded to a whole number with no decimal point.
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