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Measuring Inflation

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AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 10 Apr 2019

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This revision video looks at the definition and measurement of consumer price inflation in the UK economy

CPI and RPI Inflation

CPI is a price index that measures the price changes in a basket of goods that a consumer faces. RPI is a price index that uses the same principles as CPI but, ultimately, uses a different basket of goods/services to measure inflation and the average is calculated in a different way.

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