As of October 2021, the CPI was 276.589, meaning goods and services had gone up in price by an average of about 176.589% since 1984. The CPI doesn’t measure inflation or the cost of living directly.

The incoming president is set to inherit three months of rising inflation from his predecessor, the Consumer Price Index ...

From April, rates will rise in line with the lower Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation ... period is secured," he said. In his Budget speech, Mr Hammond said the move would help ...