the retail price index
11retail price index, the — retail price ,index, the noun BRITISH the CONSUMER PRICE INDEX …
12retail price index — /ˌri:teɪl praɪs ˌɪndeks/, retail prices index /ˌri:teɪl praɪsɪz ˌɪndeks/ noun an index which shows how prices of consumer goods have increased or decreased over a period of time. Abbreviation RPI COMMENT: In the UK, the RPI is calculated on a… …
13Retail Price Index — RPI An index of the prices of goods and services in retail shops purchased by average households, expressed in percentage terms relative to a base year, which is taken as 100. For example, if 1987 is taken as the base year for the UK (i.e.… …
14Retail Price Index — RPI An index of the prices of goods and services in retail shops purchased by average households, expressed in percentage terms relative to a base year, which is taken as 100. For example, if 1987 is taken as the base year for the UK (i. e.… …
15retail price index abbreviation RPI — noun (singular) an official system of numbers that shows changes in the cost of living in Britain each month, based on the price of goods and services bought by an average person see also: consumer price index …
16retail price index — noun (in the UK) an index of the variation in the prices of retail goods and other items …
17(the) Consumer Prices Index — the Consumer Price Index [the Consumer Price Index] (AmE the Consumer Prices Index) (abbr the CPI) The CPI is calculated by look …
18Retail Price Index - RPI — An index that gathers the prices of several retail goods in outlets across the United States in order to give an indication of the rate of inflation. This is similar to the CPI and PPI reports that are released each month …
19Retail Price Index — (abbr the RPI) a figure published by the British government every month which shows the change in the overall cost of goods and services bought by an average household. It is used to calculate the rate of inflation. * * * …
20price index — UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS a measurement of the changes in the price of goods and services over a period of time: »The latest UK house price index was released on Tuesday. → See also CONSUMER PRICE INDEX(Cf. ↑consumer price index), COST OF LIVING …
