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CPI and CPIH Measures of Inflation

Geoff Riley

22nd March 2017

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This article from BBC news provides a handy summary of the differences between CPI and CPIH as a measure of price inflation in the UK.

2.3% rise in CPIH in the year to February, up from 1.9% last month https://t.co/BklJXgGoYq #inflation
— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) March 21, 2017

New measure of inflation CPIH headlines today. Should replace CPI and esp RPI as measure we use. Me in @thetimes https://t.co/CUiqXWDvla pic.twitter.com/yki9qM6QnF
— Paul Johnson (@PJTheEconomist) March 21, 2017

Blog by @jathers explains how the ONS includes housing costs in CPIH #inflation https://t.co/WoOPKAilAr
— James Tucker (@ONSJames) February 14, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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