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Documents containing recent guidance on Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and Retail Prices Index (RPI) statistics, published since 2010.

Older documents can be found on the linked Methodology and Articles pages for 2005-09 and 1998-2004.

2013 Type of release
Explaining the contribution to change in the CPI 12 month rate (37.1 Kb Pdf) Guidance
Introducing the new CPIH measure of Consumer Price Inflation Article
Introducing the new RPIJ measure of Consumer Price Inflation Article
2012
Modelling a Back Series for the Consumer Price Index, 1950-2011 Article
Discussion Paper: Results of ONS Research into the Application of the Stochastic and Sampling Approaches to the Choice of Elementary Aggregate Formula (1.11 Mb Pdf) Article
Erwin Diewert report on Consumer Price Statistics in the UK (1.48 Mb Pdf) Article
National Statistician's consultation on options for improving the Retail Prices Index Consultation 
International comparison of the formula effect between the CPI and RPI (152.2 Kb Pdf) Article 
Report of the Triennial Review of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and Retail Prices Index (RPI) central collection of prices 2012 (1.75 Mb Pdf) Review
2011  
Perceptions of consumer price inflation (52.1 Kb Pdf) Article
Reconciliation of the differences between the Consumer Prices Index and the Implied Price Deflator (344.9 Kb Pdf) Article
Consultation on improving the measurement of car prices in the consumer price index and retail price index Consultation
Responding to the open data agenda - an ONS case study: Consumer Prices Index (1 Mb Pdf) Information note
Improving the timeliness of CPI and RPI Publication Information note
History and differences between the CPI and RPI Article

Implications of the differences between the CPI and RPI (149.8 Kb Pdf)

Article

How ONS consumer price statistics are used (67.2 Kb Pdf)

Article
Impact of the VAT increase on the CPI (37.5 Kb Pdf) Information note

Measurement of UK Consumer Price Inflation - Royal Statistical Society Presentation, January 2011 (587 Kb Powerpoint presentation)

Presentation slides 
Quick Guide to Inflation Rates (32.5 Kb Pdf) Guidance

Consumer Prices Index: A Brief Guide (740.6 Kb Pdf)  

 Guidance 
2010  
Consultation - Measurement of Seasonal Items within the CPI and RPI Consultation
Consultation - the Redesign of the Consumer Price Indices Statistical Bulletin Consultation
UK relative regional consumer price levels for goods and services for 2010 Article

CPI and RPI: Increased impact of the formula effect in 2010 (61 Kb Pdf)

Information note

Consumer Prices Index and Retail Prices Index - analysing differences (111.6 Kb Pdf)

Information note
Differences between the RPI and CPI Measures of Inflation (62.9 Kb Pdf) Information note
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