Release:UK consumer price inflation: Apr 2016

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Release date:
17 May 2016 09:30

Next release:
14 June 2016

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Price indices, percentage changes and weights for the different measures of Consumer Price Inflation (CPI). Internationally, CPI is known as the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).

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Pre-release access list for UK consumer price inflation: Apr 2016

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Prime Minister 10 Downing Street 24 hrs
PS to Prime Minister 10 Downing Street 24 hrs
PPS to Prime Minister 10 Downing Street 24 hrs
Parliamentary Clerk 10 Downing Street 24 hrs
Senior Policy Advisor 10 Downing Street 24 hrs
Governor Bank of England 24 hrs
PS to Governor Bank of England 24 hrs
Assistant PS to Governor Bank of England 24 hrs
Deputy Governor x 2 Bank of England 24 hrs
Economic Assistant - Governor Bank of England 24 hrs
Official - Governor's Office x 3 Bank of England 24 hrs
Member – MPC x 5 Bank of England 24 hrs
Oversight Committee Member X 6 Bank of England 24 hrs
Secretariat – MPC x 5 Bank of England 24 hrs
Head of the Inflation Report and Agency Intelligence Division Bank of England 24 hrs
Governor's Financial Policy Assistant Bank of England 24 hrs
Monetary Analysis Prices Team Bank of England 24 hrs
Chancellor of the Exchequer HM Treasury 24 hrs
Financial Secretary to the Treasury HM Treasury 24 hrs
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury HM Treasury 24 hrs
Chief Economic Advisor HM Treasury 24 hrs
Press Officer X 2 HM Treasury 24 hrs
Special Advisor X 2 HM Treasury 24 hrs
Treasury Clearing Briefing Official HM Treasury 24 hrs
Treasury Briefing Official HM Treasury 24 hrs
Secretary of State Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
PS to Secretary of State Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
Briefing Preparation Economist Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
Briefing Preparation Statistician Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
Briefing Clearing Economist Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
Special Advisor Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
Press Officer (subject specialist) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 hrs
Cabinet Secretary Cabinet Office 24 hrs
Minister Cabinet Office 24 hrs